woolly booger fever
n.— «On yonder table,” said the Rev. Jack Daniel, “you will find Old No. 7 tonic and blood purifier which exhibits remarkable medicinal properties. I would suggest you pour each of us a tot or two to ward off the Woolly Booger Fever which often strikes without warning in these parts on a September evening.”» —“The Rev. Jack is not part of Gore’s jet set” by D.R. Segal Orange County Register (California) Sept. 6, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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