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Definition: cocooning


Staying at home and physically isolated from other people. Coined in the 1990s by Faith Popcorn, CEO of marketing consultancy BrainReserve, electronic devices enable people to purchase everything imaginable and communicate with anyone and everyone without leaving one's habitat. In addition, after 9/11, and especially since COVID, people increasingly fear congregating in crowds.