jungle fever
English
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Noun
- (medicine) Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria.
- (slang, derogatory) Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.
- Synonym: black fever
Coordinate terms
sexual attraction
Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2024) “jungle fever n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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