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

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spizerinktum n. Although a live wire, the dengue took much of the spizerinktum out of his being for the time being only, we know. [English United States Health] [full cite] (Oct. 18, 2004)

stakey adj. Cabin fever or stakey. Used in reference to lumberjack who is restless and wishes to quit work. [English Health Slang] [full cite] (May. 13, 2005)

stim v. As she looked around, she saw some of the children shaking, others humming and showing other forms of “stimming” in the parlance of those suffering from autism. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stim v. The common factor here is that the activities and interests that high-functioning autistic adults use to share their own pleasures and to relate to each other’s experiences are often the very activities that people try to eliminate in low-functioning autistic children: “stimming” on sensory fixations and perseverating on subject fixations. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stim v. We call these things “stims,“ for self-stimulatory behavior. His need to obsess over things in ritualistic ways is not unlike the seeming need of young deaf or blind people to move their heads or sway. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stim v. Mom’s 24 and also has a 5-year-old? Has she had any sort of counseling as to what it means to have a Down syndrome child? It’s crucial that she start now with what we call infant stim. We can teach her how to do it. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stim v. I have heard a few autistic people who are uncomfortable with the term stimming because most of their stims are involuntary. Personally I don’t see what the problem is even *when* it’s involuntary—I’m not totally convinced that my involuntary stimming isn’t fulfilling some *stimulatory* function, for one, and second, I just don’t see what the big deal is about calling it stimming. I also can stim more voluntarily. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stimming v. Other students performed tasks to play with nail polish or perfume, or to spend a few minutes “stimming,“ or self-stimulating, with a bucket of colored buttons. [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2006)

stinger n. The London-born special-ed physical education professional suffered what in gridiron parlance is called a stinger. Nothing to be afraid of, they say. It’s just like whacking your funny bone and having that shiver go down your arm. But this was a shoulder and the vibrations are more intense. [English Health] [full cite] (May. 24, 2005)

Stroke Belt n. The second report provides further evidence that the prevalence of stroke is higher in the Southeast, also known as the “Stroke Belt,“ and is most significant among African Americans. [English Health] [full cite] (May. 22, 2005)

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