Words You Never Heard

The language experts at Babbel sent us a few of the new coronavirus-inspired words that humanity has added to its covidictionary. You know when you’re in lockdown, one might have a tendency to overeat and gain a little weight.  Well the Germans have a word for that  additional poundage.  Kummerspeck, which literally means “grief bacon”. The  word  spendemic was coined by The New York Post and refers to the increase in online shopping during the corona virus outbreak. According to Babbel, coronials is the term being used for the babies who will be born after the pandemic is over: “Coronials began trending on social media when people wondered if more time spent in the home could lead to slightly bigger families in the future.” On the other hand, the pandemic has taken its toll on the dating scene with more and more romantic relationships developing on Zoom and other online services.  Now if someone breaks up with you online, there’s a new word for that… You’ve just been Zumped!