HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › jungle fever
← Back to search

Meaning of jungle fever | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria.
    uncountable
  2. Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.
    derogatory, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Thuran, down with an attack of jungle fever, lay in the shelter among the branches of their tree of refuge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

jungle fowl jungle glory jungle green jungle gym jungle hen jungle juice

Learn this word in context

See jungle fever used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free