rona

¹

or Ro·na

[ roh-nuh ]

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.

RONA

²

1. Accounting. return on net assets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rona¹

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

Example Sentences

The film opens with your character Rona at maybe one of her worst moments, in this drunken state at the bar.

From Los Angeles Times

With that scene, in particular, I sort of channeled the “Bridemaids” scene on the plane, which I know sounds wild, but it was important to have these moments with Rona where she’s tragic but there’s almost like this comedic element to her, like she’s trying to be funny and she’s loving what she’s sort of bringing in that scene.

From Los Angeles Times

English is her second language, so she sort of approached the script loosely, in terms of the dialogue, which meant that you had to contribute a lot of the lines that we hear from Rona.

From Los Angeles Times

How did it shape Rona for you?

From Los Angeles Times

Ronan: The thing about Rona and Amy is that she has gone to AA and Rona has gone to meetings, but the presence of of God and religion is a big turnoff for a lot of people, which I understand if you’re not religious.

From Los Angeles Times