lumbago

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He's got to be Harold Parmalee acting right out, all over the set, as serious as the lumbago--get what I mean I got you," said the girl, "and you'll get him to-morrow morning.

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  1. noun A painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk.

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  • Whilst the former often suffered from myopia and lumbago, the latter were delighted to help out on operational airfields. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • If all you can talk about is the weather, or your lumbago, your contacts will be short. —  eHam.net News
  • Ooh! (puts his hand to his back) This lumbago is unbearable. —  Oh! Susannah! A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts
  • But I don't ask waiters in public restaurants how their lumbago is Have you ever had lumbago No Well, it's a very painful thing, and waiters get it just as badly as dukes. —  Jill the Reckless
  • For the lumbago, give him at least two quarts of lithia water to drink each day. —  Born Again
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  1. Late Latin lumbāgō, from Latin lumbus, loin.

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  1. New Latin, from Late Latin lumbago, disease or weakness of the loins, from Latin lumbus, loin: see loin.
 

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/ləmˈbeɪgoʊ/
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