Wu flu

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• Wu Flu, Wu-flu, WuFlu, Wuflu

Noun

Wu flu (uncountable)

1. (informal, offensive, neologism) Clipping of Wuhan flu.
   • 2020 January 24, Giles Coren, “I’ve got nice clean hands for the flu apocalypse”, in The Times‎^[1]:

     “Wu flu?” jokes a BA steward. “No,” I say. “It's just the end of a cold I had in England before I left.” And it's true, it is. But wait.

   • 2020 March 18, “New York’s coronavirus budget challenge: balance the books without doing more harm”, in New York Post‎^[2]:

     For all the budgeteers, DiNapoli had vital advice: “Spending decisions should reflect economic and fiscal realities.” That is: It’s no time for new initiatives or program expansions, except those for the WuFlu crisis.

   • 2020 April 18, “Your View: Letters with Love”, in Ashburton Guardian‎^[3], page 14:

     So the nice travel agent Jacinda, has rung and offered us a one-time special to another island it's called Corona Island, that's an island just north of where we are, but your mothere isn't too sure about going there as she has heard they once had a bad outbreak of Wu Flu and she doesn't want to risk catching anything. nasty.

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