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motoritis

motoritis noun: a supposed malady brought on by motorcars or motor vehicles.

Noun

motoritis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A supposed malady brought on by motorcars or motor vehicles.
    • "I hear the hum of a truck!" "So's your grandmother," mumbled Taylor, "Got planeitis and motoritis very bad!"1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 45

Origin of motoritis

From motor + -itis.

Questions about motoritis

What does motoritis mean?
Motoritis means a supposed malady brought on by motorcars or motor vehicles.
What part of speech is motoritis?
Motoritis is a noun.

Words near motoritis in the dictionary

  1. motorises
  2. motorising
  3. motorism
  4. motorist
  5. motorists
  6. motoritis
  7. motorium
  8. motorizable
  9. motorization
  10. motorizations
  11. motorize

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