The Corona Challenge: Contest Winners
| May 26, 2020
Once the Word Gets Out
The response to Mishpacha’s neologism contest was, well, heavy. Our challenge to readers was to provide a new word that best describes our definition. We provided the definition: the weight gained over quarantine. And you provided the word — we received over 320 creative submissions.
3 most submitted words
Quaranton
The Covid 19 (a riff on the term “Freshman 15,” referring to the weight gained during a student’s first year at college)
Poundemic
Top 5 winning submissions (winner chosen by raffle):
Fattening the curve
Zits-Fleish
Quaracorpulous
Stuckhome Syndrome
Homepound
Honorable mention
Yoseres ha’kovid
In-pounded
Self-flabellation
Raffle winner: Chaya Friedman
JOIN THE CONTEST!
Song of the Season
In our newest contest, we’re asking readers to repurpose a Jewish song with a theme for today.
Winner receives a special signed edition of the best-selling Kichels book.
Examples:
ODE TO MY CLEANING HELP
She is a miracle
She is a miracle
Why she remains, who can explain
She is a miracle
Shwekey’s “We Are a Miracle”
THE BEDTIME SONG
He’ll make a mess, mess
She’ll pick a fight, fight
It’ll be a miracle
If they go to sleep tonight
8th Day’s “Miracle of Light”
Click on the link below to submit
(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 812)
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