/koh' bol fing' grz/ Reported from Sweden, a (hypothetical) diSeaSe one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requireS code verboSe beyond all reaSon (See candygrammar) thuS it iS alleged that programming too much in COBOL cauSeS one' S fingerS to wear down to StubS by the endleSS typing. [Jargon File] (1994-12-22)