Bogart-Bacall syndrome

noun

A kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.

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Meanings

nounBogart-Bacall syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.

    Synonyms: BBS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.

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BBS

Origin

Men and women with the syndrome are said (respectively) to sound like actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

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APA

Bogart-Bacall syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogart-Bacall%20syndrome

MLA

“Bogart-Bacall syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogart-Bacall%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bogart-Bacall syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogart-Bacall%20syndrome.

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