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frogitis

frogitis noun: a supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.

Noun

frogitis (plural not attested)

  1. (informal, no plural, uncommon) A supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.
    • In the ensuing years, television was blamed for a variety of children's diseases and health problems, among them “frogitis” (a knee ailment), “TV Bottom” (a temporary tailbone ache), and “TV Tummy” (an anxiety induced stomach ache)[…]1991, Christopher A. Lane, Melodie Lane, Parenting by Remote Control, Vine Books, →ISBN, page 55

Origin of frogitis

From frog + -itis.

Questions about frogitis

What does frogitis mean?
Frogitis means a supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.
What part of speech is frogitis?
Frogitis is a noun.

Words near frogitis in the dictionary

  1. Froghall
  2. froghood
  3. froghopper
  4. froghoppers
  5. froginess
  6. frogitis
  7. frogkind
  8. Frogland
  9. froglegs
  10. frogless
  11. froglessness

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