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Phrenitis was classified by the end of the 18th century as a disease, "brain fever" had become a common synonym by the mid-19th century. [2] However, at the same time as it became popular in literature, phrenitis was being noted as anachronistic or obsolete. Medical literature saw that pathological cases were reduced to a version of meningitis.
Military code word used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states referring to the transportation of military casualties Cark-it [4] To die Informal, another version of 'croaked it'; common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Cash in one's chips [2] To die Informal, euphemistic [5]
A fatal condition caused by touching the raw form of spectrox, a residue from the saliva of bats found on the planet Androzani Minor, that contained a chemical similar to nitrogen mustard. The lifespan of the affected person is then reduced to between two and three days; symptoms include a rash and/or cramp, followed by spasms, paralysis and ...
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
The abbreviation e.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratiā "for example", and should be used when the example(s) given are just one or a few of many. The abbreviation i.e. stands for the Latin id est "that is", and is used to give the only example(s) or to otherwise qualify the statement just made.
Most victims fell to their deaths, while others drowned, got struck by trains, were shot, or were involved in a fatal car crash. See photos of people taking questionable selfies: Number 2.
The state health department in Illinois has asked health care facilities to be on the lookout for patients experiencing symptoms of botulism that may be connected to counterfeit Botox injections.