The internet has a new word for all the spring breakers, partygoers and hoarders behaving selfishly during the new coronavirus threat.
They’re calling those people “COVIDIOTS,” a nickname inspired by the COVID-19 disease, which appears to be bringing out the worst in a minority of people, even while others practice generosity and social distancing.
The term has even made it into the Urban Dictionary, an unofficial, crowdsourced repository for pop-culture slang. The site offers two definitions of a “COVIDIOT”: Social media users have been sharing photos and videos under the COVIDIOTS hashtag in an effort to shame people for gathering in large groups or using the outbreak to their advantage.