Ever since COVID-19, I’ve been addicted to saying epidemic it’s just awesome and I love it. Everything is just funnier when it’s dramatic, so why not add the drama? Words have power, so why not use it for exaggerated dramatics. For example, the claw clip epidemic of 2021 or the 2016 Pokémon Go Plague.

These days everything spreads like wildflowers. With the internet and our oversharing generation, it’s bound to happen. What are Americans known for? Being lazy. Laziness happens when things aren’t easy. So why don’t we make it easier?

• Why are trashcans hard to come by?
• Why isn’t there a container for can tabs anywhere you can purchase a can?
• Why aren’t there personal slides as a mode of transportation?

Here are some examples of other epidemics, that were so special they upgraded from epidemics and got their own name:

• The Mustache Revolution of 2012
• The Scrunchie Spread
• 2014 Tumblr Takeover
• Dab Invasion
• Man Bun Madness
• Sun-In Surge
• Cookie Clicker Crisis
• Clout Goggle Plague
• Flappy Bird Freakout of 2014
• Silly Band Sensation
• Curtain Bangs Pandemic (literally)
• Bieber Fever
• The Harlem Shake
• Selfie Stick Surge
• Chronic YOLO of 2012
• Cup Song Crisis
• 2008 National Anthem: Keep Calm and Carry On
• Fro-Yo Outbreak
• Bottle Flipping Freakout of 2016
• 3D Daze
• Four-Loko Frenzy
• 2016 Clown-egalodon
• Highlighter Clothes Hayway
• YouTube Vine Compilation Explosion (rip Vine)
• Skateboarding Sensation
• What Does the Fox Say Infection (is this when furries became a thing?)
• ACL Ice Bucket Challenge Hysteria
• Stanky Leg Disease
• Kendall Jenner Pepsi Panic
• Instagram World Record Egg Wreck of 2019
• And I Oop Obsession
• Lady Gaga MTV Meat Dress Madness
• Hamilton Disruption
• Boy Band Breakout
• Streaming Services Sensation (can we all just be friends and come together on one service)
• King Kylie and the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge Crisis
• Duck Face Frenzy
• 2016: The Year of Just Realizing Stuff
• Hypebeast Hellhole that was 2017
• Juul Feindom
• Shane Dawson Conspiracy Theory Craze
• Fidget Outbreak
• VSCO Girl Takeover of 2019
• Wii Wave
• Croc Invasion
• Reality TV Rage
• 2015 Hoverboard-gate