Australians come up with a hilarious list of new slang terms born from the coronavirus pandemic

From ‘iso’ to ‘sanny’: Australians come up with a hilarious list of new slang terms they believe will be born from the coronavirus pandemic

  • Australians are notorious for abbreviating words beyond all recognition
  • People are predicting the Aussie slang terms which will come from COVID-19
  • Hand sanitiser will become ‘sanny’ while people in self-isolation will be ‘in iso’
  • Coronavirus, the disease also known as COVID-19, will be called ‘The Rona’
  • The post has been shared by thousands of people looking for some light relief
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Amid the unprecedented global chaos of COVID-19, Australians keen to lighten the mood have predicted the new slang terms which will be used to talk about the coronavirus pandemic Down Under for years to come.

Australians have long been notorious for shortening or simply changing words beyond recognition, using terms like ‘arvo’ for ‘afternoon’ and ‘crook’ to describe the sensation of feeling sick.

Predictions were posted on the Facebook page Only in Australia, which pokes fun at culture and habits unique to the country.

Hand sanitiser, which has become a symbol of the coronavirus crisis, is expected to become just ‘sanny’ among Australians.

Australians are predicting a slew of slang terms relating to the coronavirus pandemic, with hand sanitiser set to become known as ‘sanny’ (stock image)

COVID-19 SLANG TERMS IN AUSTRALIA

Hand sanitiser: Sanny

In self-isolation or lockdown: In iso

Supermarket hoarders: Magpies or Seagulls

Coronavirus: The Rona

Source: Only in Australia

People in self-isolation or quarantine, practices which are being followed around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19,  will be said to be ‘in iso’.

Coronavirus itself will be called ‘The Rona’, while panic buyers and people who hoard toilet paper and other basic supermarket essentials will be given the dubious distinction of ‘magpies’.

Magpies are infamous for stealing things and becoming obsessed with shiny objects in European folklore.

People in self-isolation or quarantine, practices which are being followed around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19, will be said to be 'in iso' (stock image)

People in self-isolation or quarantine, practices which are being followed around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19, will be said to be ‘in iso’ (stock image)

Phrases were created to show the words in context.

Instead of saying: ‘My boss tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19, so now I’m in self-isolation.’

An Australian might say: ‘Me boss tested pozzi for The Rona, so now I’m in iso.’

Panic buyers and people who hoard toilet paper and other basic supermarket essentials will be given the dubious distinction of 'magpies' (stock image)

Panic buyers and people who hoard toilet paper and other basic supermarket essentials will be given the dubious distinction of ‘magpies’ (stock image)

Australians will call coronavirus itself 'The Rona' (pictured, the coronavirus which often causes respiratory infections in humans)

Australians will call coronavirus itself ‘The Rona’ (pictured, the coronavirus which often causes respiratory infections in humans) 

While an overseas visitor would say: ‘I went to Woolworths to get some hand sanitiser, but it was sold out because panic buyers had bought every last bottle.’

An Australian would complain: ‘Popped down to Woolies for some sanny, but it’s been bloody magpie’d.’ 

The post has been shared almost 10,000 times in just five hours by people looking for some light relief in the midst of free-falling financial markets, mounting job losses and thousands of deaths as a result of COVID-19.

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