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Etymology
See measles.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of measles.
alt of measles
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(euphemistic, obsolete) Used after interrogative pronouns as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.
Why the meazills, should you stand heere, with your traine...
1614 November 10 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Beniamin Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson], Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page):What the measles do you think you're doing?