What is the definition of Touched Infection?

A 'touched infection' is like when you're so close to someone, but you accidentally get a minor case of their bad tastebuds on you. It's a fancy term for a really annoying, yet harmless, bout of the flu-like feeling from someone you've just hugged too close to.

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Here's an edgy example sentence: "After sharing a slice of that sappy apple pie with my roommate, I developed a 'touched infection' of existential dread and decided to write a novel about my own mortality."