basket case


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Slang for a patient with a dread disease or terminal illness; it now usually refers to one with a hopeless psychological condition, but was first used to refer to physical injuries, specifically as a macbre term quadruple amputees during World War I

basket case

Train wreck Vox populi A derogatory term for a Pt with a dread disease or a terminal illness; a person to be pitied
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BIGGEST EARNERS Panto: Robinson Crusoe, pounds 168,340 Joseph, pounds 38,358 Dreamboats and Petticoats, pounds 30,470 Goodnight Mr Tom, pounds 29,436 An Inspector Calls, pounds 26,308 BIGGEST LOSERS Basket Case, pounds 26,928 Rhinestone Mondays, pounds 21,665 Star Quality, pounds 19,398 On Golden Pond, pounds 13,362 Avenue Q, pounds 9,001
Panto top earner for theatre - oh, yes it is
The real basket case economy is that of the UK, created by Labour and perpetuated by the Con-Dems.
Bountiful basket; view Your
Cllr Storey said: "Go back to the 1980s and 1990s and Liverpool was seen as a basket case.
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The survey described Dublin as "Wall Street on the Liffey" and said in just a few decades Ireland had transformed itself from "economic basket case to Celtic brawler".
Capital tops for fun time
Consider this: The United States has virtually abandoned Argentina, whose economy shrank by 12% in 2002, not to mention Haiti, which remains an economic basket case eight years after U.
Washington consensus? nonsensus! U.S. President Bush said his administration would-look-south. It couldn't have done much worse. (Trade Talk)
So much so I left humming Basket Case - which made me feel a bit like one.
MAILMUSIC; Not just different Strokes
Sometimes it works well for the company, but the individual becomes a basket case.
Burnout in the Valley and Beyond
ADVENTURER Jonathan Trappe insists he's no basket case as he attempts to fly the Atlantic suspended under 365 party balloons.
Sheer balloonacy!
Add into the mix the aftermath of a messy divorce resulting from the husband's affairs with a younger woman, and the shared burden of putting poor, smelly Toby the dog - once the lively, much-loved centre of the family unit - to sleep, and you have Basket Case.
REVIEW; Basket Case, New Theatre
The Chariots Of Fire star is appearing in Basket Case at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen this week.
Havering star upsets Scots fans
WALES' economy was last night dubbed "the basket case of the UK" after a report showed the nation suffered the worst decline in relative income levels in the UK over two decades.
Former leader of council brands Wales 'the basket case of the UK' REPORT SHOWS INCOMES FELL BY THE LARGEST MARGIN
We are a vibrant council - not a basket case," said Cllr Dunning.
Leader in defence of council

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