face diaper

noun

A surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Meanings

nounface diaper (plural face diapers)

plural face diapers

  1. derogatoryneologismslangA surgical mask, particularly worn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    1 more example

    To Joey Gilbert, a Reno criminal trial attorney, former professional boxer and now one of a dozen (and counting) Republican candidates for governor, COVID-19 vaccination shots are still “Fauci ouchies,” masks are “face diapers,” and actions Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak undertook to fight the pandemic were, and remain, “criminal.”

    2022 March 11, Bill Dentzer, “‘Trump from the jump:’ Reno lawyer and ex-boxer fights to become governor”, in Las Vegas Review-Journal, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mouth diapersurgical mask

Translations

Finnish naamavaippa
  • naamavaippaderogatory term for face mask
Cite this entry
APA

face diaper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20diaper

MLA

“face diaper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20diaper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face diaper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20diaper.

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