French pox

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French pox

  • /fɹɛnt͡ʃ pɑks/

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From French + pox; attested from the 16th century. More at French disease.

noun

  1. archaic, slang, uncountable Syphilis.

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"French pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/french%20pox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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French pox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/french%20pox

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"French pox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/french%20pox.

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@misc{french_pox_2026,
  title = {French pox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/french%20pox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}