Syph
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Syphilis. slang, uncountable
"But since Brother Martin, alias Marty Randall, had caught the syph three times in two years, his attitude had changed."
- 2 a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"But since Brother Martin, alias Marty Randall, had caught the syph three times in two years, his attitude had changed."
Etymology
Clipping of syphilis.