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The Rona
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About
The Rona is a slang term used as a colloquial nickname from the coronavirus (not to be confused with "Ronas," an informal nickname for Corona-brand beers).
Origin
The origin of the term is unknown. On January 20th, 2020, Twitter [1] user @iDvsty posted the earliest available usage of the word online in reference to the coronavirus. They wrote, "Insane growth this month! So proud of the Rona Gang… We are spreading around the world like a virus! #coronavirus."
![Insane growth this month! So proud of the Rona Gang... We are spreading around the world like a virus! Dvsty @iDvsty Insane growth this month! So proud of the Rona Gang... We are spreading around the world like a virus! #coronavirus 2:29 PM · Jan 20, 2020 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/337/83c.png)
Spread
On March 9th, 2020, Urban Dictionary [2] user autrona defined the term "the correct term for the Coronavirus." The post received more than 3,100 upvotes in less than one month (shown below).
![the correct term for the Coronavirus](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/353/7a6.png)
Throughout March 2020, the term continued to experience a surge in usage. ON March 10th, Twitter[3] user @_AndreMarquis_ tweeted, "Me trynna hold all my coughs so niggas don't think I got the rona !" The tweet received more than 93,000 likes and 27,000 retweets in less than one month (shown below, left). On March 27th, Twitter[4] user @jenn7399 tweeted, "me when i call it COVID-19 instead of the rona." The tweet received more than 142,000 likes and 35,000 retweets in less than one month (shown below, right).
![Me trynna hold all my coughs so n----- don't think I got the rona ! FDMG ARTIST: AndreMarQuis @_AndreMarquis_ Me trynna hold all my coughs so n----- don't think I got the rona ! 4:53 AM · Mar 10, 2020 · Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/357/d32.png)
![me when i call it COVID-19 instead of the rona Jenn7399 @jenn7399 me when i call it COVID-19 instead of the rona 4:55 AM · Mar 27, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/358/2f5.png)
On April 5th, actor Samuel L. Jackson used the term in a reading of "Stay the F**k at Home" on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. IGN posted about the video and received more than 7,500 likes and 2,700 retweets in less than one week (shown below).
The ’rona is spreading,
This sh*t is no joke,
It’s no time to work or roam.
The way you can fight it is simple my friends:
Just stay the f*ck at home. pic.twitter.com/YpqVkpl5In— IGN (@IGN) April 5, 2020
Various Examples
![The Gen Z kids are calling the Rona, the “boomer remover” The Melanin Godmother @Danaforfvcksake The Gen Z kids are calling the Rona, the "boomer remover" 9:07 PM · Mar 12, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/359/cd3.png)
![Will sundress season be cancelled due to the Rona as well or? Darth Phallus @TheBoyWhoWrote Will sundress season be cancelled due to the Rona as well or? 10:09 AM · Mar 11, 2020 · Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/360/c55.png)
![u ain’t catchin me with the rona Cats @SpaceCatPics u ain't catchin me with the rona 9:02 AM · Mar 12, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/364/883.png)
![Thought my girl Natalie Portman got the Rona for a min. So glad she’s ok. Was about to crack open my old science textbook and Derek @imderekconnors Thought my girl Natalie Portman got the Rona for a min. So glad she's ok. Was about to crack open my old science textbook and find a cure myself if that happened 5:16 PM · Mar 25, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/363/46c.png)
![IDRIS GOT THE RONA. LADIES WE STRIKE AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!! Antoinette. @iLoveAntoinette IDRIS GOT THE RONA. LADIES WE STRIKE AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!! 11:24 AM · Mar 16, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/361/936.png)
![The Rona Got Everybody Like.... EPoppa ФРорра8НerAll Replying to @avionaa_ and @TJakeyy14 The Rona Got Everybody Like... DCU Da Crib University 5:49 PM · Mar 12, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/820/362/763.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @iDvsty's Tweet
[2] Urban Dictionary – The Rona
[3] Twitter – @_AndreMarquis_'s Tweet
[4] Twitter – @jenn7399's Tweet
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