old-timers' disease

A form of old timer's disease — Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

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Meanings

nounold-timers' disease (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of old timer's disease.
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old-timers' disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-timers'%20disease

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“old-timers' disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-timers'%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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