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hat-rack

hat-rack  v.— «Replacing that stock was slowed last fall when canker, the disease most dangerous to citrus, was discovered in several Florida nurseries. Millions of seedlings had to be destroyed. Other trees damaged in 1983 were “hat...

popcorn workers lung

popcorn workers lung  n.— «The disease is often called “popcorn workers lung” but affects an unknown number of people who work in other food-processing plants where the flavoring is used, the unions said.» —“Unions seek...

black-robe disease

black-robe disease  n.— «Mike has a better-than-the-rest-of-you attitude.…He’s a pompous elitist with black-robe disease. He’s got a God complex.» —“4 judges opposed for criminal courts” by John Makeig Houston...

blue juice

blue juice  n.— «If the treatment is harsher than the disease, and chances of recovery are low, say hello to the blue juice.» —by Tviokh Ab absurdo (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Oct. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...

Lyme fog

Lyme fog  n.— «The pain was constant. It nagged at her joints and turned her free time into a perpetual nap. What was happening to her brain, however, made life truly unbearable. The Rev. Claire North, 52 had grown accustomed to what long...