locoism
Plural: locoisms
Noun
- A disease of livestock caused by eating locoweed.
- a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis
- locoweed poisoning, the central nervous system disorder of animals
Examples
- His Scrabble game sometimes suffered from a self-induced locoism, making irrational moves.
Origin / Etymology
From loco + -ism.
Synonyms
loco disease
Scrabble Score: 11
locoism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlocoism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
locoism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
locoism: valid Words With Friends Word