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   lurgy

   /ˈləːɡi/

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   • 1. an unspecified or indeterminate illness: humorous British "I had caught the dreaded lurgy"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in English dialect use, in the sense ‘laziness, regarded humorously as a medical condition’): the current use dates from the 1940s and was popularized by the British radio series The Goon Show.

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   What does Lurgy mean?

   • He's got the dreaded lurgy. What is the pronunciation of lurgy? 疾病, （尤指不嚴重的）小病… 疾病, （尤指不严重的）小病… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LURGY definition: 1. an illness or disease, especially one that is not serious: 2. an illness or disease, especially…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between lurgey and Lurgy?

   • Lurgey is an alternative form of lurgy. is that lurgey is leg while lurgy is (british|slang) a fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi", sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms. Lurgey has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

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   What does lurgies mean?

   • A nonce word popularized by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes, scriptwriters for a 9 November 1954 programme of The Goon Show, "Lurgi Strikes Britain", in which Ned Seagoon must deal with a national outbreak of a highly dangerous, highly infectious and — as it turns out — fictitious disease known as the Dreaded Lurgi.

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   What is fever Lurgy?

   • The incident of Fever Lurgy raised many questions in my mind. A minute later, there was a murmur of voices, and I knew that Fever Lurgy was near. They hadn't been back in the village more than half an hour when Fever Lurgy came, pale as a ghost, and trembling like a leaf. Lurgy definition: any undetermined illness.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLURGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LURGY definition: 1. an illness or disease, especially one that is not serious: 2. an illness or disease, especially…. Learn more.

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     LURGY meaning: 1. an illness or disease, especially one that...

   • Znaczenie Lurgy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     lurgy definicja: 1. an illness or disease, especially one...

   • Lurgy in Simplified Chinese

     lurgy translate: 疾病；（尤指不严重的）小病. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lurgy in Traditional Chinese

     LURGY translate: 疾病；（尤指不嚴重的）小病. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Pronunciation in English

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLURGY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (ˈlɜːɡɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -gies. facetious. any undetermined illness. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: origin unknown. Examples of 'lurgy' in a sentence. lurgy.

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   LURGY meaning: 1. an illness or disease, especially one that is not serious: 2. an illness or disease, especially…. Learn more.

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   Lurgy definition: any undetermined illness. See examples of LURGY used in a sentence.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Lurgy is a slang term for a fictitious, highly infectious disease or any uncategorised disease with flu-like symptoms. It originated from a 1954 episode of The Goon Show, a British comedy radio programme.

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   Define lurgy. lurgy synonyms, lurgy pronunciation, lurgy translation, English dictionary definition of lurgy. n , pl -gies facetious any undetermined illness Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...