old timer's disease

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From being a disease of old people (ie. old timers), and a near-homophonic substitution.

Noun

old timer’s disease (uncountable)

  1. (pathology, slang) Eggcorn of Alzheimer’s disease.
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