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pandemicky en · ADJ

Etymology

From pandemic + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Of, relating to, or affected by a pandemic.
   • In America, it seems to have done very well but my usual British publisher, Hamish Hamilton, didn’t want it: they said it was too pandemicky. Even my friends were like: “Who’s gonna read this when it’s published? Covid will be a distant memory.” 2022 January 29, Anthony Cummins, “Gary Shteyngart: ‘We’re entering a time of permanent crisis’”, in The Guardian:
   • In less pandemicy times, her job as an actor whisks her away from everyday life for weeks at a time; her older sister Jordan resides near her in Brooklyn, New York, and her father…well, he could be anywhere in the world, given that he's Bono. 2020 July 4, Shilpa Ganatra, “Eve Hewson: 'Dad thinks he's the Irish Kris Jenner'”, in Independent.ie:

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