Typhoid Mary
Noun
Meaning
Typhoid Mary (plural Typhoid Marys)
A person who carries and spreads a dangerous disease, especially one who refuses to cooperate to minimize the risk of infection.
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Examples
I used to refer to myself as Typhoid Mary. It wasn't that I was jinxed, I just seemed to bring ill fortune to anybody I was close to.
It could even be that she's successful in controlling the Typhoid Mary and Bloody Mary personalities, leading to her teaming up with Danny to take down Joy and Davos.
Women included range from well-known (Lizzie Borden, Typhoid Mary, Cleopatra) to those you might not have heard of (Alexe Popova, Elisabeth Bathory).
Little did we know, our sweet baby was a 25 pound Typhoid Mary.