Meaning of lurgy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fictitious, highly infectious disease; sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms.
   Ireland, UK, slang
2. Any uncategorised disease with symptoms similar to a cold or flu that renders one unable to work.
   Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

“the dreaded lurgy”

“He was helped, of course, by his presentational skills, still present here despite a sore throat and what seemed to be a spot of the perennial conference lurgy.”

“Blocked nose, watering eyes, a sore throat – the signs of a cold are all too familiar. Here are seven ways to dodge the lurgy, or shrug it off sooner[.]”

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