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old timer's disease

/ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
old tim-er's dis-ease
IPA
/ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang; Uncountable

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/
  • British English: /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

old-timer's disease (alternative) old-timers' disease (alternative) old timers' disease (alternative)

Phrases

old folks' home

Frequently Paired Words

old folks' home

Rhymes With

these please she's chinese disease japanese employees trees traditional chinese sees cheese degrees

Questions

How do you pronounce old timer's disease?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/.
What does old timer's disease mean?
Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).
Where does old timer's disease come from?
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.

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