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athlete's foot

NOUN
ringworm of the feet
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Norms eventually hopes to offer products for “the butt to the gut and beyond,” Katz said about future ventures for athlete’s foot, jock itch and constipation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Co-host Maya Jama then joked that Kemp had athlete's foot, which would have been a decent joke if they'd been drinking from his shoe.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

He had tried all sorts of athlete’s foot remedies without success.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

“Nice try, Lonnie,” Mr. Crabtree said, “but you don’t have asthma. I know who all has asthma. I know who has pinkeye and poison ivy and athlete’s foot, also coughs and colds and nervous stomachs.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson



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