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candy-striper Usage notes: informal a hospital volunteer, named for the striped pink and white uniforms traditionally worn by the young women, typically junior high or high school students, who perform this service. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Larsen had worked at the hospital since the late 1960s, first as a candy-striper, a teenage volunteer, and then as a registered nurse after she got her degree at Lane Community College. When I once mentioned to a man that I still had my high-school uniform and my old candy-striper garb, he hopefully inquired if I'd ever also been a storm trooper. |
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