quinsy

[ kwin-zee ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.

quinsy

/ ˈkwɪnzɪ /

noun

1. inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses

Other Words From

• quinsied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy¹

1300–50; Middle English quin ( e ) sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin cynanchē < Greek kynánchē sore throat

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinsy¹

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek kunankhē, from kuōn dog + ankhein to strangle

Example Sentences

In a frost-encrusted park in the east of Amsterdam, poet and equal rights activist Quinsy Gario squints in the afternoon sun.

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Quinsy Gario created the movement "Black Pete is racism", calling out the annual tradition of Sinterklaas which, until a few years ago, involved a widespread practice of white people "blacking-up" to represent fictional character Zwarte Piet - or Black Pete.

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Quinsy Gario believes that must include reparations and collaborations.

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For Quinsy Gario, a black Dutch spoken word artist, Gorman's words need to be handled with care as they involve embodied knowledge and the cultural baggage that come with being black.

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Quinsy - a rare and potentially serious complication of tonsillitis - involves a cyst forming between the tonsils and throat wall.

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