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Typhoid Marys

Typhoid Marys is the plural of Typhoid Mary.

Meaning of Typhoid Mary

Noun

Typhoid Mary (plural Typhoid Marys)

  1. A person who carries and spreads a dangerous disease, especially one who refuses to cooperate to minimize the risk of infection.
    • “[…] Do you know what our great fear has been? That either the grayboys or the Ripley would find a Typhoid Mary, someone who could carry it and spread it without catching it him- or herself.”2001, Stephen King, Dreamcatcher, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 356

Questions about Typhoid Marys

What is Typhoid Marys the plural of?
Typhoid Marys is the plural of Typhoid Mary.

Words near Typhoid Marys in the dictionary

  1. typhogenic
  2. typhoid
  3. typhoid fever
  4. typhoid fevers
  5. Typhoid Mary
  6. Typhoid Marys
  7. typhoidal
  8. typhoidin
  9. typhoidins
  10. typhoidlike
  11. typhoids

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