jungle fever

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jungle fever

noun

uncountable Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria. Thuran, down with an attack of jungle fever, lay in the shelter among the branches of their tree of refuge.
derogatory, slang, uncountable Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of West, Central, East or Southern African descent.
Similar: black fever

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@misc{jungle_fever_2026,
  title = {jungle fever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jungle%20fever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}