golden staph

English

Etymology

Calque of translingual Staphylococcus aureus (literally “golden staphylococcus”).

Noun

golden staph (countable and uncountable, plural golden staphs)

  1. A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.

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