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blue flu

blue flu noun: an industrial action taken by members of the police, claiming sickness en masse.

Noun

blue flu (countable and uncountable, plural blue flus)

  1. (informal) An industrial action taken by members of the police, claiming sickness en masse.

Forms of blue flu

pluralblue flus

Origin of blue flu

In reference to blue police uniforms.

Questions about blue flu

What does blue flu mean?
Blue flu means an industrial action taken by members of the police, claiming sickness en masse.
What part of speech is blue flu?
Blue flu is a noun.
What is the plural of blue flu?
The plural of blue flu is blue flus.

Words near blue flu in the dictionary

  1. blue flax
  2. blue flaxes
  3. blue flier
  4. blue fliers
  5. blue flies
  6. blue flu
  7. blue flus
  8. blue fly
  9. blue flyer
  10. blue flyers
  11. blue force

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