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African toothache

African toothache noun: a sexually transmitted disease.

Noun

African toothache (plural African toothaches)

  1. (dated, slang) A sexually transmitted disease.
    • How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?1949, John O'Hara, A Rage to Live, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 193

Forms of African toothache

pluralAfrican toothaches

Questions about African toothache

What does African toothache mean?
African toothache means a sexually transmitted disease.
What part of speech is African toothache?
African toothache is a noun.
What is the plural of African toothache?
The plural of African toothache is African toothaches.

Words near African toothache in the dictionary

  1. African sugarcane borer
  2. African sugarcane borers
  3. African teak
  4. African teaks
  5. African Time
  6. African toothache
  7. African toothaches
  8. African traditional religion
  9. African traditional religions
  10. African traditionalist
  11. African traditionalists

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