orenmaffia
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From oor + -en- + maffia. Coined by Karin Spaink in 1992.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: oren‧maf‧fia
=== Noun ===
orenmaffia f or m (uncountable, no diminutive)
"mind mob": expression used for therapists that claim diseases originate from psychical causes; the Dutch expression tussen de oren, literary "between the ears", suggests a mental cause of illness