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old timer's disease

Syllables: old tim·er's dis·easeUK/ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz//ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/

old timer's disease noun: eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

Noun

old timer's disease (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, sometimes) Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

Forms of old timer's disease

alternative formold-timer's disease
alternative formold-timers' disease
alternative formold timers' disease

Origin of old timer's disease

From old timer + -’s + disease, from the fact that the disease disproportionately affects older people, and because of the phonetic similarity between Alzheimer’s and old timer’s.

Words that rhyme with old timer's disease

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Questions about old timer's disease

What does old timer's disease mean?
Old timer's disease means eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).
What part of speech is old timer's disease?
Old timer's disease is a noun.
How do you pronounce old timer's disease?
Old timer's disease is pronounced /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/ (UK).

Words near old timer's disease in the dictionary

  1. Old Tibetan
  2. old time
  3. old time used to be
  4. old time used to be's
  5. old timer
  6. old timer's disease
  7. old timers
  8. old timers' disease
  9. old times
  10. old timey
  11. old toast

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