Chinese virus (English, noun)
expansion: Chinese virus (countable and uncountable, plural Chinese viruses)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
tags: colloquial
countable
offensive
sometimes
uncountable
glosses: Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.
tags: colloquial
countable
offensive
sometimes
uncountable
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, virus. A pathogen or malware originating, identified, or causing outbreaks in China.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: Chinese viruses
tags: plural