English Explanatory Dictionary

Potomac fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Potomac horse fever.
  2. A desire for political power.

Word forms

Potomac fever

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Potomac horse fever
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