Health Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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boot camp flu n. One month into her training—Paige came down with what’s known as “boot camp flu,” or the adenovirus. [English Health Colloquial] [full cite] (Nov. 23, 2007)

bosu n. Another innovation, this time from the United States, is Bosu—an acronym for “both sides up.” This is a giant inflatable exercise ball that is cut in half and which has replaced Step as the most sought after class type in American gyms. [English Health Acronym] [full cite] (May. 29, 2005)

Botie n. Mothers lock their faces into mournful expressions and speculate whether Nancy has had cosmetic procedures since the funeral. “I think she got a little Botie between the eyes,” one whispers knowingly. [Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Health] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2005)

brain gym n. Every child is different and it’s all about the holistic therapy approach. For example the daily routine for a child might be to attend the sensory room where they can have all of their sensory needs met before they begin a classroom session. The sensory room activities might include massage or brain gym in order relax the child and make him/her more open to learning. [English Health] [full cite] (Dec. 27, 2006)

brainswitching n. What can you do when depression attacks? One thing that can help is a cognitive behavioral technique called “brainswitching.” Choose a word or phrase, such as “green frog,” a nonsense song like Row, row, row your boat, or some “mantra” to have “at the ready” the next time depression hits. [English Health] [full cite] (May. 30, 2007)

breed v. A witness who cannot be named told the court that Neal told him in 2005 that he had been targeting teenage boys in suburban toilet blocks to “breed” them—a term used to describe intentionally infecting someone with HIV. Neal also allegedly wore a penis piercing to increase the rate of transmission when he had unprotected sex, the court was told. [English Australia Health Sex & Sexuality New or Nonce Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 22, 2007)

buffalo hump n. Buffalo hump—an area of fat in the upper back. [English Body Health Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 5, 2007)

bug-chaser n. An even smaller, but growing, group are those who call themselves “gift givers” and “bug chasers”—those who actively seek to spread the disease to willing people, and those people who wish to contract HIV/AIDS. [ Language English Subject Health] [full cite] (Jan. 5, 2006)

bye-bye syndrome n. Alec and Cameron are just two victims in what parents and child safety advocates call a growing trend of children being killed and maimed by vehicles—often their family’s own SUVs and minivans—backing out of driveways and parking spaces.…The tragic trend is known as the “bye-bye syndrome,” said Janette Fennell, founder of the Kansas-based Kids And Cars.org safety advocacy group. Children “don’t want to be left behind” when a beloved relative is leaving; they sneak out and put themselves in a dangerous position behind the vehicles where they can’t be seen. [English Automobiles & Transportation Health] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2007)

CAM n. People still use what has come to be called complementary and alternative medicine ("CAM"), and many don’t tell their doctors. [English Health Medical Acronym] [full cite] (Apr. 23, 2005)

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