old timer's disease

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.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊl(d)ˌtaɪməɹz dəˈziz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -iːz
• Hyphenation: old tim‧er's dis‧ease

old timer's disease (uncountable)

1. (neurology, pathology, slang, sometimes derogatory or humorous) Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

• old-timer's disease, old-timers' disease, old timers' disease

• old folks' home

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