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vampire cough

noun

Etymology

So called because the resulting pose resembles the stock figure of a vampire using his cape over a crooked arm to hide his teeth; see Dracula sneeze.

Definitions

  1. A cough directed into the crook of one's elbow to avoid the spread of germs.

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