cold robbies
English
Etymology
Coined by American cartoonist Walt Kelly in his comic strip Pogo (derived from a mispronunciation of kohlrabi)[1]
Noun
cold robbies pl (plural only)
- (humorous) An uncertain, mysterious ailment
- 1973, Paula Smith, "A Trekkie's Tale", Menagerie #2, p. 6:
- Lt. Mary Sue found out that the men who had beamed down were seriously stricken by the jumping cold robbies, Mary Sue less so.
- 1973, Paula Smith, "A Trekkie's Tale", Menagerie #2, p. 6:
References
- Evanier, Mark; Reynolds, Eric (eds.) (2019). Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips, Vol. 6: Clean as a Weasel. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. →ISBN. p. 325.