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cape horn fever

cape horn fe·ver
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyp hawrn fee-ver]
    • /keɪp hɔrn ˈfi vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keyp hawrn fee-ver]
    • /keɪp hɔrn ˈfi vər/

Definition of cape horn fever words

  • noun cape horn fever illness feigned by malingerers. 1
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Origin of cape horn fever

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Cape horn fever

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cape horn fever popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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