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Meaning of kung flu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈkʌŋ ˈfluː/

Definitions

Synonym of COVID-19.

humorous, offensive, uncountable

Examples

“Hart: Kung Flu Virus will blow over”
“"By the way, it's a disease, without question, has more names than any other in history. I can name, ‘kung flu,’ I can name, 19 different versions of names," Trump said.”
“A source close to Mr Cummings said: 'From March through to the autumn, the PM said we should never have locked down. That was why he was so reluctant to do it again in November.' He said, 'the big danger is not Kung-Flu but the harm caused in trying to stop it.'”

CEFR level

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

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