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frogitis

noun

Etymology

From frog + -itis.

  1. inherited from *froggō✻ — “frog”
  2. inherited from frocga
  3. inherited from frogge
  4. formed as frogitis — “frog + -itis”

Definitions

  1. A supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.

    • In the ensuing years, television was blamed for a variety of children's diseases and health problems, among them “frogitis” (a knee ailment), “TV Bottom” (a temporary tailbone ache), and “TV Tummy” (an anxiety induced stomach ache)[…]

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