Digital dating terms you should know
In today’s digital dating world, clear communication can sometimes get lost in translation. That is why the new relationship terms have taken on a life of their own. Here are 5 new dating terms you should know.
Sometimes, you just can’t help laughing.
Dr. Anthony Fauci collapsed after learning to define his surname as a dating term, while the coronavirus pandemic continues.
President Biden’s chief medical advisor couldn’t help laughing at the new jargon, with Plenty of Fish defining “Fauci-ing” as a refusal to date someone because he isn’t taking COVID-19 seriously enough.
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On Valentine’s Day, HBO triggered an Axios interview with the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during which Fauci apparently heard about the phenomenon for the first time.
Dr. Anthony Fauci collapsed after learning to define his surname as a dating term.
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“What does that mean?” he asked with a smile, in a clip shared on Twitter.
“It means cutting a relationship if you don’t think the other person is taking social detachment seriously and taking the pandemic seriously,” explained interviewer Margaret Talev. “Like, oh, I did that guy.”
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Amused, Fauci laughed and declared “I will make Fauci you!”
On a more serious note, the infectious disease specialist later explained that he sympathizes with anyone looking for love during that time.
“It would be very frustrating essentially to semi-isolate yourself at a time when you are trying to explore social interactions with people,” he told Axios. “This leads to a considerable amount of stress and perhaps even depression on the part of some people.”
On Monday, Israel’s Dan David Foundation announced that it would give Fauci one of three $ 1 million prizes for “defending science” and defending the rapid administration of vaccines in the global fight against COVID-19.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.