(derogatory) someone who doesn't follow anti-pandemic rules and guidelines or even takes actions, such as attending unnecessary events, that promote the spread of illness.

(medicine, historical) The first major pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague in the 6th century.

plural of plague spot

(medicine) A spot on the skin that is characteristic of the plague or of a similar disease. / (figuratively) A plague, a scourge, a calamity (someone that is a persistent source of trouble).

(chiefly US, now rare) Synonym of swine fever

Alternative spelling of hog plague

Having been harmed (plagued) by a large number of controversial situations (scandals).

(chemistry, electronics) The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is bonded to an aluminium contact pad and experiences heating due to electrical resistance).

(simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.

simple past tense and past participle of avoid like the plague.