shamdemic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of sham +‎ pandemic. Coined by conspiracy theorists to describe the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions of governments and other organizations in response to it.

Noun[edit]

shamdemic (plural shamdemics)

  1. (informal, derogatory, neologism) Synonym of scamdemic
    • 2020 May 4, CST Editorial Board, “America’s road back from COVID-19 must begin with an end to the politics of division”, in Chicago Sun Times‎[1]:
      They waved signs that read “Stop the shamdemic” and “the coronavirus is a hoax.”
    • 2021 March 4, Robert Turner, “We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated”, in Medika Life‎[2]:
      Do please go back and REVIEW the swine flu shamdemic of 1976, which i witnessed. And the 2009 Swine Flu SHAMDEMIC. […]
    • 2021 September 9, Jacob M. Thompson, ““This Is Not About Freedom”: Biden To Require All Large Employers And Federal Workers To Get Vaccinated. *UPDATE*”, in Wine Press‎[3]:
      Even though he [Joe Biden] says that America is improving from the shamdemic, including economically [some how], […]
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