Itis

//ˈaɪtɪs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medical condition accompanied by inflammation. informal

    "1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”"

  2. 2
    Food coma. Caribbean, informal

Example

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"1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”"

Etymology

Back-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana.

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