old timer's disease
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From old timer + -’s + disease, from the fact that the disease disproportionately affects older people, and because of the similarity between Alzheimer’s and old timer’s.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
- Hyphenation: old tim‧er's dis‧ease
Noun[edit]
old timer's disease (uncountable)
- (neurology, pathology, slang, sometimes derogatory or humorous) Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).
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Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease — see Alzheimer's disease
References[edit]
- ^ Compare “old-timer’s disease, n.” under “old-timer, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Alzheimer's disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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