old timer's disease

短语

发音

UK /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/
US /ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/

别名

old-timer's disease old-timers' disease

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    贬义 幽默 俚语 不可数 医学

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary