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Gammerstang commented on the word aporrhipsis
(noun) - An insane dislike to clothes.
--John Coxe's Philadelphia Medical Dictionary, 1817
January 14, 2018
vendingmachine commented on the word aporrhipsis
The meaning I found was along the lines of frantically removing one's clothes (such as one's pajamas) during a feverish delirium.
The Coxe meaning sounds like a disgruntled fashionista.
January 14, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the word aporrhipsis
Cf. terminal burrowing.
January 14, 2018