son stroke
n.— «One has heard of the “son stroke” syndrome, many a politician has fallen victim to it. One has seen the “son stroke” extend to daughters. A few years ago, this writer had raised the issue of the impropriety of a daughter of a sitting Chief Justice living in the same home with her father and carrying on her professional practice from there.» —“If this is what happens in fictitious deals, what could be happening in the real ones?” by Indira Jaisingh Rediff (India) Mar. 16, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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