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 • May 31, 2024
He stomps on your tram, after splitting a giant lizard head in two, and smells a little like jungle rot.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2010
Levin made up his mind that it would be one more case of jungle rot.
From Time Magazine Archive
On Guadalcanal, when the Japanese fleet drove off U.S. naval support, Pate tirelessly scrounged captured rice to feed the hungry First, finally was ordered off the island with a severe case of jungle rot.
From Time Magazine Archive
For centuries, it lay buried under jungle rot and volcanic ash.
From Time Magazine Archive
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