the dreaded lurgy



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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GrÁInneGRAWN-yaIrish, Irish Mythology
&Aelig;Lfwig-Anglo-Saxon
Augustus[ɔ:'gʌstəs]
Anielkaahn-YEL-kahPolish
Webb[web]
Kamala-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali