jungle rot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle rot
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Medics there aided soldiers who not only had mortar and bullet wounds but also jungle rot and fungal infections and leech bites, all inflicted by the swamps.
From New York Times
He suffered a mild shrapnel wound and was laid low by a nasty combination of malaria, jungle rot and a bacterial infection.
From Seattle Times
He stomps on your tram, after splitting a giant lizard head in two, and smells a little like jungle rot.
From New York Times
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