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Mediterranean back

Mediterranean back noun: a feigned illness allegedly used by a laborer to justify malingering.

Noun

Mediterranean back

  1. (Australia, slang) A feigned illness allegedly used by a laborer to justify malingering.

Questions about Mediterranean back

What does Mediterranean back mean?
Mediterranean back means a feigned illness allegedly used by a laborer to justify malingering.
What part of speech is Mediterranean back?
Mediterranean back is a noun.

Words near Mediterranean back in the dictionary

  1. Mediterranean
  2. Mediterranean anchovies
  3. Mediterranean anchovy
  4. Mediterranean anemia
  5. Mediterranean anemias
  6. Mediterranean back
  7. Mediterranean basin
  8. Mediterranean blue
  9. Mediterranean climate
  10. Mediterranean climates
  11. Mediterranean coast fever

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