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man flu British & World English

a cold or similar minor ailment as experienced by a man who is regarded as exaggerating the severity of the symptoms

bird flu British & World English

a severe, often fatal, type of influenza that affects birds, especially poultry, and that can also be transmitted to humans

blue flu British & World English

a strike action, especially among police officers, in which workers are absent on the pretext of sickness

swine flu British & World English

a form of influenza which affects pigs, or a form of human influenza caused by a related virus

gastric flu British & World English

a short-lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus

Spanish flu (also Spanish influenza) British & World English

influenza caused by an influenza virus of type A, in particular that of the pandemic which began in 1918

stomach flu British & World English

a short-lived stomach disorder of unknown cause, popularly attributed to a virus

yuppie flu (also yuppie disease) British & World English

informal derogatory term for chronic fatigue syndrome.


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