flu
nounUK /fluː/ · AU /flʉː/
Etymology Clipping of influenza.
1
Usually Influenza.
- catch flu
- get over the flu
4 more examples
- transmit flu
- He missed work because he caught the flu.
- Every winter, doctors warn about seasonal flu.
- She felt like she had the flu, with aches and fever.
2
Informal, Usually Stomach flu.
- Derived terms
48 terms
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