pando
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Meaning · English
A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
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Examples
We have crunched Covid-19 to Covid; the specific coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is mostly now "coronavirus", and has been joined by "the pandemic" (for some in Australia, the "pando"), "'rona" and even "miss Rona".
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “pando” mean?
A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Is “pando” formal or informal?
pando is generally slang.