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About

#QuarantineAndChill is a hashtag remix of Netflix and Chill sparked by many people staying home during the Coronavirus Outbreak beginning in February 2020. The phrase typically means inviting someone over for sexual purposes while quarantined.

Origin

On February 10th, 2020, Twitter user @ItsTanhimm^[1] used the hashtag first in a tweet saying, "Lowkey jelous of my mate in quarantine in China, they can’t leave their apartments for two weeks and get food and supplies brought to them, wowwwwwwww! #QuarantineandChill ?" (shown below).

Spread

On March 12th, 2020, Twitter user @TaylorTheory^[2] asked Twitter users "What’s on y’all #QuarantineAndChill movie list? I’m starting with Contagion" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 1,200 likes in a day. The next day, Twitter user @Kgebbs_ ^[3]tweeted, "Archie says worry time is over. It’s snuggle time now. #QuarantineAndChill" and a picture of their dog (shown below, right). The tweet received over 1,400 likes that day.

The phrase was used on other platforms as well. For example, Redditor robertdg posted a personals ad to r/r4rtoronto^[4] and used the phrase (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

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