frogitis

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noun

A supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.

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Meanings

nounfrogitis (plural not attested)
  1. informalno pluraluncommonmedicineA supposed knee ailment caused by watching TV cross-legged for extended periods.

    In the ensuing years, television was blamed for a variety of children's diseases and health problems, among them “frogitis” (a knee ailment), “TV Bottom” (a temporary tailbone ache), and “TV Tummy” (an anxiety induced stomach ache)[…]

    1991, Christopher A. Lane, Melodie Lane, Parenting by Remote Control, Vine Books, →ISBN, page 55

Origin

From frog + -itis.

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APA

frogitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogitis

MLA

“frogitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frogitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogitis.

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