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View synonyms for summer complaint
summer complaint
noun
- an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of summer complaint1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
Gentleman of the Senit & of the House, you've sot there and draw'd your pay and made summer-complaint speeches long enuff.
From Project Gutenberg
One of the most serious in this chapter is summer-complaint (Cholera infantum).
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