Carbuncle (kahr-buhng-kuhl)
noun
A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.
"When her kids were the most unruly, Sharon would threaten to make them rub ointment on her carbuncle."
Alternative definition
noun
An older male relative who eats an excessive amount of bread and pasta.
"Amy knew her diet would be sabotaged with lasagne and garlic bread when she learned they were eating dinner at carbuncle Derek's house."
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