The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in home lockdowns. Many people did not get enough exercise and ate a lot, gaining weight similar to a college student’s “freshman 15” (pounds).
 
“Anyone else noticing a different #covid19 that is more like the freshman 15? Working from home = more snacks” was posted on Twitter by Megan Graff on March 12, 2020. “#COVID19 staying home & eating snacks all day is the new Freshman 15” was posted on Twitter by Doneliza Joaquin on March 13, 2020. “My COVID-19 is the most weight I’ve gained since my Freshman 15” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on May 1, 2020. 
   
     
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
   
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Megan Graff
@megangraff
Anyone else noticing a different #covid19 that is more like the freshman 15? Working from home = more snacks
7:00 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for iPad
   
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Doneliza Joaquin
@donelizasays
#COVID19 staying home & eating snacks all day is the new Freshman 15.
11:00 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Amanda Wormann
@amandawormann
So everyone is stuck at home, buying a ton of food and booze. Forget the freshman 15, are we about to gain the COVID 19? #allthefood #allthebooze #COVID #covid19
8:07 PM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Kristin Nesselt
@KGar15
In college I gained the FRESHMAN 15 in 2020 I gained the COVID 19 #Quarantine #COVID19 #CoronaVirus
6:14 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Babble-On
@BabbleOnStudios
In college, stress eating, drinking too much and lack of exercise gave you the “Freshman 15”.
When this quarantine is over, “The Covid 19” may well have a new meaning for our collective waistlines. #COVID19
7:41 AM · Mar 23, 2020·TweetDeck
 
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Zack Allen
@pokernutzMJ
Covid19 is basically the freshman 15 from college, but just 4 extra pounds.
10:24 PM · Mar 27, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Jeffrey David Thomas
@JeffThomasTV
It’s called #COVID19 because of how much weight you gain in #Quarantine . It’s the new freshman 15.
8:45 AM · Mar 28, 2020 from Thousand Oaks, CA·Twitter for Android
 
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airwrecka
@emasc96
Remember the freshman 15? We are all about to gain the COVID19
7:43 PM · Apr 1, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—UIUC
Posted by u/TrickyBeing April 5, 2020
Home Time
Anyone else survive the freshman 15# only to succumb to the pandemic 20#?
What the…“burp”... title says^
       
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/jchasse April 7, 2020
COVID-19 > FRESHMAN ‘15
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Wheezy Nurse© MSN RN
@WheezyNurse
When kids go off to college and gain weight, it’s commonly referred to as the “Freshman 15”
With this quarantine, never has it been more accurate to call it “COVID-19” cuz I’m definitely gaining at least 19lbs while #StayAtHome orders are in place
#coronavirus #COVID19
3:43 PM · Apr 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Memes
Posted by u/apuffer April 19, 2020
Y’all know the freshman 15, who else got the COVID-19?
   
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Brittney Bodine
@brittpeterdine
COVID-19 is the new Freshman 15. #truth #COVID19
2:23 PM · Apr 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Jeremy
@jeremytmc
Middle age Covid19 is like the “freshman 15” with more bourbon and less lite beer.
9:05 PM · Apr 29, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Mike Fallen
@michael_fallen
The #Covid19
The 19 stands for pounds
It’s like the freshman 15
9:19 PM · Apr 29, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/furie1335 May 1, 2020
My COVID-19 is the most weight I’ve gained since my Freshman 15.