1 definition by Nigel Bransford
Scaxes was a pandemic occurring in the British Isles during the Dark Ages. Originally thought to have been introduced to medieval society through vermin, the disease ultimately proliferated through prostitutes performing "shinshe shinshe". Symptoms included large welt-like pustules often swelling up to 2" in diameter before bursting. The resulting release of fluid often drowned the effected in their sleep.
I'm afraid to be the bearer of bad news, but it appears that <medieval person /> has succumbed to scaxes.
by Nigel Bransford January 24, 2011