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mentionitis

mentionitis noun: a notional illness which causes someone to frequently mention a person they are in love with.

Noun

mentionitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A notional illness which causes someone to frequently mention a person they are in love with.
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Origin of mentionitis

From mention + -itis.

Questions about mentionitis

What does mentionitis mean?
Mentionitis means a notional illness which causes someone to frequently mention a person they are in love with.
What part of speech is mentionitis?
Mentionitis is a noun.

Words near mentionitis in the dictionary

  1. mentioners
  2. mentioneth
  3. mentionin'
  4. mentioning
  5. mentionings
  6. mentionitis
  7. mentionless
  8. mentions
  9. mentlegen
  10. Mentmore
  11. mento

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