TYPHOID MARY


Meaning of TYPHOID MARY in English

[Typhoid Mary] n, pl Typhoid Marys [Typhoid Mary, nickname of Mary Mallon d. 1938 Irish cook in U.S. who was found to be a typhoid carrier] (1931): one that is by force of circumstances a center from which something undesirable spreads

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