Zoomland

English

Alternative forms

• Zoom-land, Zoom land

Etymology

Zoom +‎ -land, popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic when the video teleconferencing software Zoom became an increasingly common way to communicate.

Proper noun

Zoomland

1. (neologism) The proverbial place video teleconferences, particularly using the software Zoom, take place.
   • 2017 March 1, Sara Lytle, Instagram‎^[1], retrieved 2022-01-10:

     Fun times in zoom land. #arbonne #goals #dreamchaser #herewegomarch #bettertogether #nation #team #determined [inlcuded in the post is a photo of a computer screen displaying a Zoom meeting]

   • 2020 October 23, Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Virginia Chamlee, “The Obamas Share Rare Family Photo as Barack Says Sasha and Malia Have Bonded as 'Great Friends'”, in People‎^[2], Meredith Corporation, archived from the original on 2020-12-01:

     "And now the kids are back in Zoom-land with classes. They're doing it remotely," she [Michelle Obama] said in September.

   • 2021 October 15, Jennifer Lu, “Workers quitting en masse is ‘a great thing,’ says workplace happiness expert—here’s why”, in CNBC‎^[3], archived from the original on 2021-10-15:

     We had so much time when we were in Zoomland where we had to think, “Wait, why am I waking up and doing this again?”