noun General Slang

Departure lounge

· noun · medical

The geriatric ward.

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British hospital slang for the elderly-care ward, on the grim logic that a fair number of patients won't be leaving by the front door. Pure NHS dark humour, used by staff among themselves and never within earshot of families.

“I'm on the departure lounge all week, bring strong coffee.”
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Departure lounge In A Sentence

I'm on the departure lounge all week, bring strong coffee.

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