English Explanatory Dictionary

code brown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation of a person defecting in an undesirable location (e.g. hospital bed or retail store), requiring cleanup.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-code brown.wav

Word forms

code brown code browns

Etymology

Probably originally a code used in some hospitals; some hospitals today still use code brown to one or another kind of environmental or hazardous-material emergency.

Related words

colour code code blue code red number two
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