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addaword.gifdefinition of Munchausen by Internet

noun
(also MBI)
when people fake serious illness for themselves or their relatives on Internet forums, chatrooms, etc
Some psychiatrists have started using the term Münchausen by internet (MBI) to describe this behaviour.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 01/06/2012 15:10:00
Definition of Munchausen by Internet from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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