Meanings
nouncold robbies pl (plural only)
- humorouspluralplural onlyAn uncertain, mysterious ailment.
Lt. Mary Sue found out that the men who had beamed down were seriously stricken by the jumping cold robbies, Mary Sue less so.
1973, Paula Smith, “A Trekkie's Tale”, in Menagerie, 2, p. 6
Origin
Coined by American cartoonist Walt Kelly in his comic strip Pogo (derived from a mispronunciation of kohlrabi).
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cold robbies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20robbies
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