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Rona

proper noun

  1. COVID-19 or the SARS-CoV-2 virus, personified
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊnə/ / /ˈɹoʊnə/

name

Etymology: Possibly from Old Norse [Term?] (“rough island”). Doublet of Ronay.

  1. South Rona, a small inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
  2. North Rona, a small and remote uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

noun

Etymology: A clipping of corona, itself a clipping of coronavirus.

  1. COVID-19.

    “If I caught the rona, I'd make sure I self-isolate for two weeks minimum!”

    ““bruh you’re goat, I don’t get a paycheck for another week & even then I think my store is shutting down next week cos of rona,” one Twitter user replied to Lil Nas.”