rona

¹ American  

[roh-nuh] / ˈroʊ nə /

Or Rona

noun

Slang.

1. COVID-19: You think it won’t, but the Rona will knock you on your ass—it’s no joke, guys.

   I’m not even trying for a beach body this year, since rona ruined my summer plans.

   You think it won’t, but the Rona will knock you on your ass—it’s no joke, guys.

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RONA ² American  

1. Accounting. return on net assets.

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Etymology

Origin of rona

First recorded in 2020; by shortening of (co)rona(virus) ( def. )

Example Sentences

William, who Rona chirpily informs us has “a rare mucous membrane disorder,” is happy to get “lugubrious”: “Meaning extremely sad and droopy? A topic I am all too familiar with.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Never-campers might opt for Sediba Sa Rona, which opens the same month with stilted suites overlooking the Khwai River.

From The Wall Street Journal

Margaret Clark's daughter Rona McClure has been in MacLehose Court for several years, after a cancerous tumour went through her shoulder blades and crushed her spine.

From BBC

The electric wheels on Rona's chair were skidding with the deep water and it was dangerous, so she had to sit outside.

From BBC

Since then Rona's home has been flooded two more times.

From BBC