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
Faye['feijə]
Atse-Frisian
Salimsah-LEEMArabic
Flavianus-Ancient Roman
Adalbertoah-dahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), ə-dəl-BER-too (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
BeavisBEE-visPopular Culture