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Polio

//ˈpəʊljəʊ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who has poliomyelitis. countable, informal

    "They don't need social service workers running back and forth every month or two to see if the polios are playing stickball in the street because they never will."

Etymology

Etymology 1

First element of polio(myelitis).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Polio. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.

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