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bro-in-lo

Posted by Grant Barrett on March 30, 2009 · Add Comment

bro-in-lo n.—Gloss: Brother-in-law. «No, your crazy bro-in-lo cannot pack heat in our ICU.» —“I can’t believe I’m having to go over this again” by Jo (Johanne Bertha) Head Nurse Mar. 28, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

shack-wacky

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 19, 2007 · Add Comment

shack-wacky adj.— «I’m going shack-wacky and must get away from here, even if it’s only for a day or so.» —by LaVonne Telshaw Camp Lingering Fever: A World War II Nurse’s Memoir , 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

dust-off

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 16, 2006 · Add Comment

dust-off n.— «The first dust-off is already lifting off, heading back into combat for more casualties, while a second chopper comes in quickly to take its place.» —by Lynda Van Devanter Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam Jan. 1, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

mangled care

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 4, 2004 · Add Comment

mangled care n.— «I’m a registered nurse and have watched the sorry state of managed care over the last decade bring less care to more people. It’s so bad that many nurses refer to it as mangled care.» —“Letters to Business” by Arlene Jech in Castro Valley, Calif. San Francisco Chronicle (California) Oct. 3, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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