Potomac fever

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Potomac fever

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(desire for political power): In reference to the Potomac river running through Washington, D.C., seat of US politics.

noun

uncountable Synonym of Potomac horse fever.
Similar: Potomac horse fever
informal, uncountable A desire for political power. Or maybe he just had a severe case of Potomac fever. It affects most congressmen and senators sooner or later: an atrophy of the sense of humility, a swelling of the glands of arrogance.

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@misc{potomac_fever_2026,
  title = {Potomac fever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/potomac%20fever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}