Fever-swamp
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of fever swamp.; Disease-ridden swamp.
"Think of it as the Martian equivalent of the Fountain of Youth, which that grizzled and gullible old soldier-of-fortune, Ponce de Leon, once searched for in the fever-swamps of Florida, and you will not be far off the mark."
- 2 Alternative form of fever swamp.; Group of political extremists.
"The community has been the focus of the fever-swamp for years, with pundits insisting it's a terrorist training camp."
- 3 Alternative form of fever swamp.; Extreme political positions.
"Among those caught up in the fever-swamp was Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's two White House wins."
Example
More examples"Think of it as the Martian equivalent of the Fountain of Youth, which that grizzled and gullible old soldier-of-fortune, Ponce de Leon, once searched for in the fever-swamps of Florida, and you will not be far off the mark."
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