candy striper

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English

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Etymology

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First appears in the US c. 1944, due to the red-and-white striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy (being candy-striped); originally worn by a group of high-school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital in New Jersey.

Noun

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candy striper (plural candy stripers)

  1. (US) A volunteer worker in a hospital or hospice.
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