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Bogart-Bacall syndrome

Bogart-Bacall syndrome noun: a kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.

Noun

Bogart-Bacall syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.
    Synonyms:
    BBS

Synonyms of Bogart-Bacall syndrome

Origin of Bogart-Bacall syndrome

Men and women with the syndrome are said (respectively) to sound like actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Questions about Bogart-Bacall syndrome

What does Bogart-Bacall syndrome mean?
Bogart-Bacall syndrome means a kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.
What part of speech is Bogart-Bacall syndrome?
Bogart-Bacall syndrome is a noun.

Words near Bogart-Bacall syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Bogards
  2. Bogardus
  3. Bogarduses
  4. Bogars
  5. bogart
  6. Bogart-Bacall syndrome
  7. bogarted
  8. Bogartian
  9. bogarting
  10. bogarts
  11. bogas

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