beetus

English

Etymology

Clipping of diabeetus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːtəs/

Noun

beetus (uncountable)

  1. (slang) diabetes
    • 2007 November 1, Ivan Stang, “Well, I Have The Beetus Now”, in alt.slack‎[1] (Usenet):
      Ate too much candy! I surely MUST have the Beetus by now.

Usage notes

Although diabetes can refer to both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus, the terms diabeetus and beetus exclusively refer to diabetes mellitus. This is because this term is derived from a commercial discussing treatment for diabetes mellitus.

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