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suffragitis en · NOUN

Etymology

From suffrage + -itis, as though it were a disease.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, historical, humorous, uncountable) The attitude of the suffragettes; women's desire to vote in elections, regarded as unreasonable.
    • […] suffragitis, sex-mania, grape-juice fever, prohibitionists, ragtime, two-steps, legislation and laws. 1914, Life, volume 63, page 968:
    • […] the New Age variety of Socialism, Suffragitis, and red-tied, Soho-restaurant bleating. 1909, The Academy, volume 75, page 484: