praningococcemia
n.— «The deadly meningococcemia has mutated into a new social variant, “praningococcemia.” Coined from the word “praning” or street speak for “paranoid,” it is manifested by the brisk sales of surgical masks and antibiotics in the city to fight off the fatal meningitis strain.» —“‘Praningococcemia’ irks Baguio residents” by Frank Cimatu in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines INQ7.net Jan. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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