Meanings
plural curebies
- derogatoryOne who wishes to cure a condition (such as autism) that may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.
She begins by explaining why the event is called Autism Pride Day, so that the curebies and other nay-sayers who don't feel autism is something to celebrate might achieve a glimmer of understanding.
2008, James C. Wilson, Weather Reports from the Autism Front, McFarland & Co., →ISBN, page 1981 more example
Of course I wish we could "cure" him of those debilitating problems. I want better drugs and therapies to ease Mickey's core challenges. But I'm no longer a "curebie." I don't want to change his very way of being. I love who he is.
2016, Liane Kupferberg Carter, Ketchup is My Favorite Vegetable, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 152Synonyms: pro-cure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who wishes to cure a condition (such as autism) that may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.
Origin
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