scariant means an unconfirmed or unstudied variant or strain of COVID-19 that causes widespread panic. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
Blend of scare + variant.
noun
- An unconfirmed or unstudied variant or strain of COVID-19 that causes widespread panic.“Public health officials derided the X-MPLE strain as a "scariant" last night.”