motoritis

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noun

A supposed malady brought on by motorcars or motor vehicles.

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Meanings

nounmotoritis (uncountable)
  1. humorousuncountableA supposed malady brought on by motorcars or motor vehicles.

    "I hear the hum of a truck!" "So's your grandmother," mumbled Taylor, "Got planeitis and motoritis very bad!"

    1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 45

Origin

From motor + -itis.

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APA

motoritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoritis

MLA

“motoritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoritis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motoritis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoritis.

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