qwerty tummy

qwerty tummy
n.
A stomach illness caused by typing on a germ-ridden keyboard. Also: QWERTY tummy.
Example Citations:
One common bug that researchers have turned up is staphylococcus aureus, a classic causer of food poisoning, signs of which include nausea and diarrhea. Accordingly, stomach sicknesses caught from computer equipment have been dubbed "qwerty tummy" after the "Q-W-E-R-T-Y" keys on a keyboard.
—" Your keyboard can give you food poisoning: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38063321/ns/health-more_health_news," MSNBC.com, July 2, 2010
No one wants to have to look at a dirty keyboard. Too often, people don't bother to wash their hands after eating or using the restroom. Not only is this unhealthy for you in many ways...it can also end up causing you to fall ill with QWERTY Sickness.
—Chris Pirillo, " A Cleaning a Day Will Keep the QWERTY Tummy: http://chris.pirillo.com/a-cleaning-a-day-will-keep-the-qwerty-tummy-away/ Away," Chris.Pirillo.com, July 3, 2010
Earliest Citation:
Many users are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs, according to the consumer group Which? It warned that 'qwerty tummy', named after the first six letters on a keyboard, could sweep through workplaces after tests on equipment in its own London offices showed alarming results.
—Sean Poulter, " How your computer keyboard is FIVE TIMES dirtier than your toilet seat — and could even give you 'qwerty tummy': http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-563110/How-keyboard-FIVE-TIMES-dirtier-toilet-seat--qwerty-tummy.html," Daily Mail, May 1, 2008
Notes: Related Words: Categories:

New words. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Diseases and Syndromes — allergy bullying andropause animal hoarding baby lag baggage malaria bigorexia BlackBerry thumb …   New words

  • Gadgets and Appliances — annotated reality antigriddle Apple picking appliance garage barfogenesis battery boutique beeper sitter …   New words

  • al desko — (al.DES.koh) adv. At a desk. Example Citation: Since Lunch Money was launched amid muted fanfare in September, we have variously lunched in downtown Toronto, New York and Vancouver. This week, our luncheon companion having begged off at the last… …   New words

  • deskfast — (DESK.fust) n. Breakfast eaten at a desk. v., adj. Example Citation: Monday morning 08.30. I am multi tasking (read: trying to do too many things at once). With varying degrees of success I am scanning the trade press while consuming a healthy… …   New words

  • keyboard plaque — (KEE.bohrd plak) n. The dirt, dust, and other grime that accumulates on computer keyboards. Example Citation: Some of CompuClean s customers even turn to them for other services above and beyond the level of keyboard plaque, even though cleaning… …   New words

  • one-handed food — n. Food that is small enough to hold in one hand and is not messy to eat so that it can be consumed while driving or working. Example Citation: Fast food restaurants have succeeded best with one handed food, because the majority of fast food… …   New words

  • List of experiments from Lilo & Stitch — Kixx redirects here. For the soccer team, see Philadelphia Kixx. Image of experiment 626, also known as Stitch. The most popular of the experiments. This is a list of experiments from the Disney animated Lilo Stitch franchise, a series of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”