(chiefly, UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creatin
(chiefly, UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, _, dialectal) A bedridden person; a helpless cripple.
The act of bed rotting; the state or condition of one who rots in bed.
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) One who resides on a block of farmland assigned by the government for cultivation and, except for rates and taxes, exempt of seizure.
To lie in bed without engaging in activities, especially as a form of self-care (either adaptive or maladaptive).
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(British, Irish, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) Exhausted.