itis
(informal, Caribbean, usually preceded by the) Food coma.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026Caribbean
(informal, Caribbean, usually preceded by the) Food coma.
: “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.”
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#2·Apr 27, 2026Caribbean
(informal) A medical condition accompanied by inflammation.
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“Yeah, boredome-itis is a real bitch”
“What a great way to train her! Except doesn’t it also encourage mamarazzi-itis?”
Origin: . Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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