Covid
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Clipping of COVID-19. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
"COVID is tough, but Pennsylvanians are tougher. Together we can make a difference, slow the spread of the virus, and save lives."
- 2 Ellipsis of COVID-19. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:COVID."
- 3 Ellipsis of COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, uncountable
"Instead I invite you to use the disruption of covid as a chance to disrupt your busyness. That as you navigate your journey through this crisis, you also guide your life onto a path of more colour, more impact and more joy."
- 4 A cubit. archaic
"In weights and measures one hundred catties were equivalent to one picul, or 133½ English pounds; in cloth or long measure ten “poontas” to one covid, and two covids to thirty-six inches English."
- 5 A chi. archaic
"A measure of length, the Chinese cubit, by Europeans called covid."
Example
More examples"The authorities disclosed little useful information about the spread of COVID-19 at the beginning of the outbreak."
Etymology
From COVID-19.
From Portuguese covado (“cubit”).
Related phrases
More for "covid"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.