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- noun US Common misconstruction of
elephantiasis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I am just wondering how Trek with its "magic" technology, fastet than the speed of light travel, and aliens that all look like people with elephantitis qualifies as sci-fi, and Avatar doesnt?
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According to wiki 120 million people have elephantitis, 40 million have a severe form of it.
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Is that orange one supposed to represent elephantitis?
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For some reason, I suppose because of the public transit connection, I am reminded of the time I saw a woman with elephantitis on the bus in the Bronx.
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Especially given how cruel and nasty people can be, especially towards something like elephantitis.
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More people have severe elephantitis than live in my country.
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There were always strange characters, but this day, the woman with elephantitis.
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Where Democrats have curved spines, theirs are ram-rod straight and elephantitis-sized.
America, Heal Thyself: Healthcare As A Metaphor For Our National Political Pathology 2009
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The first one is a spaceship crashing; the second is a butterfly with elephantitis on one wing; and then of course third we have the breaker box CCC.
Ponder If You Will... Jen 2009
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You've seen the images of children and adults the world over who suffer from NTDs -- kids with bellies full of worms, kids and adults blinded by treatable disease, the disfigurement of elephantitis and leprosy.
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