Quarantini
A quarantine-times cocktail
Example
Quarantinis, anyone?
Related Slang
quar | Quarantine |
Quaranteam | A small group that socializes in-person during COVID-19 |
Quaranfifteen | Weight gained during COVID-19 quarantine |
Zooze | Drinking with friends over Zoom |
Social distancing | Isolating from other people |
WFH | Work from home |
Doom-scrolling | Scrolling to find bad news |
Covid | COVID-19 |
A quarantini is any homemade cocktail enjoyed during a period of quarantine or self-isolation. While the term quarantini originated on a 2005 episode of the TV show Scrubs, it gained increased prominence and relevance during 2020's COVID-19 pandemic.
In the Scrubs episode, titled "My Quarantine," J.D. and the gang are forced to quarantine after encountering a patient who may have contracted SARS. J.D.'s ex-girlfriend, Danni Sullivan, is part of the show's quaranteam, and it is she who suggests that the group indulges in some quarantinis.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media users coined and latched onto many new quarantine- and coronavirus-related slang terms. (See also: quaranteam and quaranfifteen.) Some social media users might share pictures of and recipes for their coronaritas, but quarantini is clearly the superior term for a quarantine-time cocktail.