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Kaichi (2219 words)
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You've Got Mal, by rduke
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A surprising etymology for the second half. Abstract noun (-y) derivative of French malade "ill; sick person", earlier malabde < *malabido < Classical male habitum "having it badly".
This sounds much more elegant than a disease!