typhoid mary
ty·phoid Mar·y
T t Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahy-foid mair-ee]
- /ˈtaɪ fɔɪd ˈmɛər i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahy-foid mair-ee]
- /ˈtaɪ fɔɪd ˈmɛər i/
Definitions of typhoid mary words
- noun typhoid mary Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914. 1
- noun typhoid mary a person who spreads a disease or is held to be responsible for spreading it 0
- noun typhoid mary a person who spreads something undesirable, esp bad news, and is avoided as a result 0
- noun typhoid mary a person who is a carrier of typhoid 0
- noun typhoid mary a person who spreads any kind of disease, infection, or corruption 0
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Parts of speech for Typhoid mary
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typhoid mary popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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