man flu

See also: man-flu

English

Noun

man flu (uncountable)

1. (British, colloquial) A cold or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.
2. (British, colloquial) A flu or similar ailment as suffered by a male.

Quotations

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Translations

minor cold suffered by a male

• Dutch: mannengriep f
• Estonian: meesgripp
• Finnish: miesflunssa (fi)
• German: Männerschnupfen m
• Swedish: manfluensa (sv)

Anagrams

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