xandemic en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /zænˈdɛmɪk/
Etymology
Blend of Xanax + pandemic.
Meanings
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(Internet, uncountable) A period of time in the mid 2010s associated with widespread abuse of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, by teenagers in the United States.
No you don't get it my bf isn't dumb he's just a victim of gifted kid burnout and the xandemic
2025 August 3, @bubblegumbword, X (post), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025:I was prescribed xanax at the height of the xandemic in 2017 and this girl at my middle school tried buying some so i sold her my iron pills saying it was the xans and she did exactly this
2025 November 3, @antlers_augury, X (post), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025:i completely understand younger ppl's aversion to drugs bc a lot of them were alive to see the xandemic.
2025 September 22, @thedigitaldash_, X (post), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025:“It was a rough time during the Xandemic, saw many friends go down during this time, I’m glad I was able to stop.”
2023 December 24, Chaitra Krishnamurthy, “Meaning of ‘Xandemic’ explained as TikTok users recollect their dark past”, in The Focus, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2026:Even that period of time, they call it the “xandemic”, where people were recreationally doing a lot of Xanax, doing a lot of benzos, that is also not quite as popular as it was before, though it’s still very big – painkillers as well.
[2024 February 21, Nick Thompson, quoting Magdalene Taylor, “What to Know About Different Countries’ Drug Scenes, According to Locals”, in Vice, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024: