Rheumatics

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of rheumatic form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Rheumatism. British, colloquial, plural, plural-only

    "You ain't subject to the whatdyecallems - the rheumatics, are you?"

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allergicanemicapoplecticarthriticarthriticbilious

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