To ask what Covid related words and phrases are you sick of hearing? (lighthearted)

[Rainbowb]

This is not to undermine the seriousness of the pandemic at all, this is just an observation on language use and the general mood of the public. Covid has provoked lots of new expressions that are being used over and over again and for me some of them are beginning to epitomise my feelings of weariness and are beginning to rankle. Phrases like two metres, unprecedented, bubble, social distancing- I feel like I can’t bear to hear them anymore!

Def new normal as others have said , there is nothing normal
About any of it

Let’s get going - oh no, sorry, that’s Brexit bollocks isn’t it?! Just been shouting fuck off at that bloody tv advert.

‘Global pandemic’ makes me want to hit something.

Pandemics, by definition, are global. There’s no need to say ‘global pandemic’. It’s the most irritating tautology.

And it’s everywhere.

Saying COVID '19'

Just say COVID. We know what you mean

And 'socially distanced of course' 🙄

‘Selfish’ - for a while anyone wanting to do anything was branded ‘selfish’ without any critical thought.

‘Terrified’ - especially on here as a catch all excuse for awful behaviour. Eg Poster: ‘My postman just told me to fuck off for no reason, AIBU to feel upset?, Response: ‘YABU OP - there’s a pandemic, he’s probably terrified‘

Also, the weird faux meaningful adverts, narrated in a sort of semi-poetic style that we’re being constantly subjected to at present. Bleurgh!

New normal and unprecedented

The bloody adverts saying 'we're all in it together" !

Stay alert.
Control the virus.

Stay safe !!!!

Remobilisation

I’ll be very happy if I never hear or say “you’re on mute” again. Ditto “face covering” (though am all in favour) and “homeschooling” (it isn’t and I’m not a fan). “New normal” is stupid. And “one metre plus” does not mean what you think it means, looking at you, idiot co-worker, so move away from me. And I really hate “a socially distanced [insert event here]”.

I like “furlough merlot”, even though I don’t drink and am not furloughed.

"Unprecedented"

If plagues / pandemics are one thing, it's precedented.

And it’s everywhere

Of course it’s everywhere, it’s a global pandemic.

Can I add 'Covid compliant'?
What's compliant about Covid?!

All of them.

New normal, social distancing, bubble (although we don’t have that here but it’s all I hear when I listen to UK news on the Internet), we’re all in this together, your safety is our priority, now more than ever, zoom, key worker, “keeping us safe”, stay home and stay safe (for so many people their home is not at all safe), shielding (something else we don’t have here), “but it’s the ROOOOLZE”

'the greater good'
'selfish'
'shielding'
'stay home'

Unprecedented

Redundancy

Furlough

And my worst is terrified. Ok it's scary for some but so many people are terrified!?! Seriously sheltered existences up to now I think.

2020

New normal. I don’t want a new normal, I want my old normal.
Key worker
Social distancing
Face covering
Furlough
Second wave

In fact, anything and everything to do with this bastarding virus can just fuck right off.

"Sadly". Shove your wee sadly head tilt.

"Face covering" - am totally in favour as well but the phrase just makes my skin crawl for some reason.

I have a lot of clients who keep saying “when it finishes”

Called one in June a lot school going back on X date “oh, is that when COVID is finishing?” 🤣🤣

Guidance.

Mind you, I haven't heard "coronavirus" nearly so much lately, especially with the BBC rolled R; it's all "covid". And yes, don't bother with the 19, everybody knows what it is. And let's hope there won't be a 20.

I haven't heard this one much, but here is a vile phrase: "it is what it is". This came from a particularly nasty caller on Radio 4's Any Answers.

Also "People are dying". As they do; for things other than Covid as well (and in much greater numbers!).

Not exactly what you asked, but the way people seem to feel the need to explain every social encounter in minute detail.

So you can’t just say “My friends came round for a catch-up”, you have to say “My friends came round for a catch-up but there were only four of us and we didn’t go in the house and we were social distancing and we brought our own chairs and didn’t use the toilet”.

new normal

staycation

Lockdown because we are not locked down and never really were. Our trips out were just reduced somewhat (unless shielding of course)