syph

English

Etymology

Clipping of syphilis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪf

Noun

syph (uncountable)

1. (slang) Syphilis.
   • 1980, James Herbert, The Dark, Pan Books, published 1994, →ISBN, page 229:

     But since Brother Martin, alias Marty Randall, had caught the syph three times in two years, his attitude had changed.

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Anagrams

• HYPS, hyps, hyps-