English Explanatory Dictionary

Bogart-Bacall syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of vocal dysfunction that results in a deep and rough voice.

Word forms

Bogart-Bacall syndrome

Etymology

Men and women with the syndrome are said (respectively) to sound like actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Synonyms

BBS
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