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单词 hygiene theater
释义

hygiene theater

English

Etymology

hygiene + theater

Noun

hygiene theater (uncountable)

  1. Acts of cleaning intended more for the purpose of making an area appear safe and clear of disease-causing agents than actually so.
    • 2021: Washington Post
      The persistence of such practices has led to the advent of a derisive term — ‘hygiene theater’ — to describe rituals that appear to do little to stop the virus from spreading.
    • 2021: The Atlantic
      It seems baffling that despite mounting evidence of [ventilation's] importance, we are stuck practicing hygiene theater—constantly deep cleaning everything—while not noticing the air we breathe.
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