dandy fever
nounPathology.
(in the West Indies) dengue.
Origin of dandy fever
1First recorded in 1820–30; probably a West Indian Creole folk etymology of dengue
Words Nearby dandy fever
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How to use dandy fever in a sentence
The year 1828 will be remembered by many Antiguans, as that in which the dandy fever prevailed.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) | Anonymous
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