Phrase · Travel & transport
the plague panic
noun phrase
/thuh-playg-pan-ik/
Definition
A post-2020 sociological terror where clearing a tickle in your throat on public transport makes you feel like a biological terrorist.
In use
“I swallowed a crumb and fought off the plague panic while fifty commuters glared at me.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-playg-pan-ik/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Travel & transport
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