(AU, UK, slang) A pandemic (COVID-19]] pandemic).
Turns out I don't have any business casual clothes for this conference in a couple weeks because I purged all my work attire sometime during the pando. Also pretty sure I ran into this same issue 3 years ago at the la…
A male [clonal organism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonal_colony "Clonal colony"), Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are genetically identical parts of a single tr…
(AU, UK, slang) A pandemic (COVID-19]] pandemic).
Had a radio job before the pando, now I don't. I went to school for it too. Now I gotta change gears and don't know howwwww
"pando" means a pandemic (covid-19]] pandemic). It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"pando" means a pandemic (covid-19]] pandemic). It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, informal, neologism) The rapid rise in self-isolation resulting from many people being sent advisory alerts ("pings") by the National Health Service’s COVID-19 test and trace app for mobile phones.
(US, dialect, obsolete) A condition of pain or discomfort.
South Asian slang — widely used in Pakistan and parts of India — for someone who is uncultured, unsophisticated, or rural in a way that comes across as clueless in city settings. Paindoo is often derogatory, implying someone is out of touch with modern or urban ways. It's the equivalent of calling someone a hick or yokel and carries a class dimension along with the geographic one. Used casually but can sting.
(AU, slang) Lockdown in response to COVID-19.
Pando has a population of 130,761 (2024 census).[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_Department#cite_note-3) Its capital is the city of [Cobija](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobija "Cobija").
"pando" is informal English meaning a pandemic (covid-19]] pandemic). It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a pandemic (covid-19]] pandemic)" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "pando" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Turns out I don't have any business casual clothes for this conference in a couple weeks because I purged all my work attire sometime during the pando. Also pretty sure I ran into this same issue 3 years ago at the last conference and haven't done anything to address it since”
“A male [clonal organism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonal_colony "Clonal colony"), Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are genetically identical parts of a single tree connected by a root system that spans 42.8 ha (106 acres).”
“Pando has a population of 130,761 (2024 census).[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_Department#cite_note-3) Its capital is the city of [Cobija](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobija "Cobija").”
“Information from its **[description page there](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pando_2021_Official_Picture.jpg "commons:File:Pando 2021 Official Picture.jpg")** is shown below.”
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