yuppie disease

British  

noun

1. informal any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, whose symptoms include muscle weakness, chronic tiredness, and depression

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Example Sentences

And I don’t know why it was viewed as a yuppie vaccine or why Lyme disease would be viewed as a yuppie disease.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2022

Now, years after the mysterious CFS gained notoriety as the "yuppie disease," the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive