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Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24] Confined to a wheelchair
Grumpy, irritable, ill-tempered [16] Tinklebobs: Icicles [16] Torrididdle: A state of bewilderment or confusion [16] Toyear: This year; as in today, tomorrow etc. [16] Trapes, Trapesèn A woman who tramps about bodly Tree-tears Leaves Tuen Tune Tup A ram; (of a ram) to copulate with a ewe Twanketen: Sad, melancholic [16] T'wards Towards 'twere ...
Acronyms Diseases and disorders BA Bronchial Asthma: BBS Bardet-Biedl syndrome BBS Bashful bladder syndrome (see paruresis) : BEB Benign essential blepharospasm
For example, ill health is the only socially acceptable reason for an American to refuse an invitation to the White House. [48] The identification of a condition as a disease, rather than as simply a variation of human structure or function, can have significant social or economic implications.
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This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
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