Meaning of pando | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A clonal grove of Populus tremuloides in Fishlake National Forest, Utah.
3. A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
   Australia, UK, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“We have crunched Covid-19 to Covid; the specific coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is mostly now "coronavirus", and has been joined by "the pandemic" (for some in Australia, the "pando"), "'rona" and even "miss Rona".”

“Had a radio job before the pando, now I don't. I went to school for it too. Now I gotta change gears and don't know howwwww”

“Pre-pando things were really going well. It's such a shame”

“I really hope the next pando is more effective... ¶ I feel like COVID didn't come through on its promise.”

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