- (the) dreaded lurgy
- British & Australian, humorous
an illness that is not serious but passes easily from person to person.
My throat is sore and my head hurts. I think I've caught the dreaded lurgy.
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(the) dreaded lurgy
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(the) dreaded lurgy — Noun. Any unspecified or fictitious desease. Invented and popularized by Spike Milligan on the Goon Show. Jocular use. Also dreaded lurgi … English slang and colloquialisms
(the) dreaded lurgy — Noun. Any unspecified or fictitious desease. Invented and popularized by Spike Milligan on the Goon Show. Jocular use. Also dreaded lurgi … English slang and colloquialisms
dreaded lurgy — I Australian Slang 1. fictitious, very infectious disease; 2. any illness (coined by the Radio Goons) II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) alternative name for the flu or a head cold; used as an excuse for not going to work, as in I can t come in today… … English dialects glossary
dreaded lurgy — alternative name for the flu or a head cold; used as an excuse for not going to work, as in I can t come in today because I have the dreaded lurgy . Also slang for venereal diseases … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
Dreaded lurgy — 1. fictitious, very infectious disease; 2. any illness (coined by the Radio Goons) … Dictionary of Australian slang
lurgy — /ˈlɜgi/ (say lergee) noun Colloquial (humorous) 1. an imaginary disease thought of as being highly infectious. 2. any illness. Also, lurgi, the dreaded lurgy, the dreaded lurgi. {coined by British comedian Spike Milligan, 1919–2002} …
lurgy — noun (singular) BrE humorous an illness, especially one that is infectious but not serious: Anne s got the dreaded lurgy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
youth — has the plural form youths, pronounced yoodhz. As well as meaning ‘a young person’ (in BrE usually a boy but in other varieties a boy or girl) and ‘a young time of life’ (in their youth), it has a collective sense ‘young people’, normally… … Modern English usage
