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Meaning of freshers' flu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cold or similar illness contracted by new students at a university, caused by gathering people (and the diseases they carry) from a wide variety of places in a confined area, allowing the diseases to spread to those without immunity.

UK, informal, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

freshers' week Freshest freshet freshets Freshfield Freshford

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