old timer's disease

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See also: old-timer's disease, old-timers' disease, and old timers' disease

English

WOTD – 20 September 2023

Etymology

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.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

old timer's disease (uncountable)

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

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References

  1. ^ Compare “old-timer’s disease, n.” under “old-timer, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2022.

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