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lurgy

Pronunciation: /ˈləːgi/

Definition of lurgy

noun (plural lurgies)

British humorous

an unspecified or indeterminate illness:I had caught the dreaded lurgy

Origin:

1950s (originally spelled lurgi): used in the British radio series The Goon Show and probably invented by its writers, though possibly from an English dialect term