Definition of anti-Midas touch

anti-Midas touch    

noun

• a curse in which everything one interacts with turns out badly. From King Midas (of Greek mythology) whose touch would turn things to gold.

                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "Perky Parks plays to crowd", Scotsman - Sports, Richard Bath, 14 March 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Apr 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

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lose touch	Definitions include: to cease regular contact with someone.
out-of-touch	Definitions include: disconnected from reality.
touch	Definitions include: to shoot.
touch and go	Definitions include: of an uncertain outcome.
touch cloth	Definitions include: to be in dire need to defecate.
touch cotton	Definitions include: to need to defecate very badly.
touch hole	Definitions include: jackass, jerk, etc.
touch-squirt	Definitions include: a man who prematurely ejaculates.
touch wood	Definitions include: variant of "knock on wood", from New Zealand.

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