First Known Use: 1931
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Typhoid Mary
noun
plural Typhoid Marys
Definition of TYPHOID MARY
: one that is by force of circumstances a center from which something undesirable spreads <the Typhoid Marys of the epidemics>
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Origin of TYPHOID MARY
Typhoid Mary, nickname of Mary Mallon †1938 Irish cook in United States who was found to be a typhoid carrier
Rhymes with TYPHOID MARY
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