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white fever

white fever noun: sexual attraction towards health care professionals, particularly doctors and nurses.

Noun

white fever (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Sexual attraction towards health care professionals, particularly doctors and nurses.
  2. (slang) Sexual attraction towards white people.

Origin of white fever

From fever meaning madness and sexual obsession, and white traditionally associated medical workers.

Questions about white fever

What does white fever mean?
White fever means sexual attraction towards health care professionals, particularly doctors and nurses.
What part of speech is white fever?
White fever is a noun.

Words near white fever in the dictionary

  1. White Father
  2. White Fathers
  3. white feather
  4. white feathers
  5. White Ferns
  6. white fever
  7. white fir
  8. white firs
  9. white flag
  10. white flags
  11. white flight

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