maskhole

Noun

maskhole (plural maskholes)

1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A person who refuses to wear a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.
   • Why is this my problem to deal with? This maskhole? This covidiot whose stupidity is putting me at risk? This isn't what I signed up for.2020 July 19, Eli Saslow, “No mask, no entry. Is that clear enough?”, in The Washington Post, page A1
   • The Maskhole wears theirs halfway down the face, while grinning, thus rendering the protection to others null and void.2020 August 6, Phoebe Luckhurst, “The great cover-up: TRENDS from fashion's big spenders to DIY menders”, in Evening Standard, page 17
2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A person who harasses others for not wearing a face mask.
   • I did not mean Masshole. I meant Maskhole a virtue-signaling, white-privilege 'progressive' who knows nothing about COVID, but believes he does and also believes he has some inherent right to tell everyone else how to live their lives on account of COVID.2020 May 15, Ed Mosca, “Don’t be a #Maskhole”, in Granite Grok, Newstex blogs
   • Well, look, I wear a mask, I try not to be a maskhole about it. If I see — if I see somebody who doesn't have a mask, I don't call 911.2021 March 18, John Kennedy, quotee, “SEN. JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA) IS INTERVIEWED ON FOX NEWS”, in Political Transcript Wire, Lanham
3. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A person who insists on wearing a mask long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, including when alone in the car or at home.