Entry: candidatic (adj.)
In context: "...two Embassy security guards w/ sidearms, who'd been dispatched by a candidatic, heartily pissed-off Prince Q..."
Definition: From candida (n.): A yeast-like mycelium-forming parasitic fungus of the genus Candida, which includes species causing disease in people and animals; spec. C. albicans, common as a commensal in the alimentary tract and the vagina, and the cause of thrush.
Other: Nothing like the image of a fungal infection to renew your commitment to eat healthy this week, right?
SNOOT score: 1
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Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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