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curebie

noun

Etymology

From cure + -bie.

  1. derived from cura
  2. derived from cure — “care, cure, healing, cure of souls”
  3. inherited from cure
  4. suffixed as curebie — “cure + bie”

Definitions

  1. One who wishes to cure a condition (such as autism) that may be regarded as an acceptable…

    One who wishes to cure a condition (such as autism) that may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.

    • She begins by explaining why the event is called Autism Pride Day, so that the curebies and other nay-sayers who don't feel autism is something to celebrate might achieve a glimmer of understanding.
    • Of course I wish we could "cure" him of those debilitating problems. I want better drugs and therapies to ease Mickey's core challenges. But I'm no longer a "curebie." I don't want to change his very way of being. I love who he is.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA