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flu friend

flu friend noun: a designated friend or relative who collects medicine on behalf of a person with flu who has been advised to remain at home.

Noun

flu friend (plural flu friends)

  1. (UK) A designated friend or relative who collects medicine on behalf of a person with flu who has been advised to remain at home.

Forms of flu friend

pluralflu friends

Origin of flu friend

Coined during the 2009 flu pandemic.

Questions about flu friend

What does flu friend mean?
Flu friend means a designated friend or relative who collects medicine on behalf of a person with flu who has been advised to remain at home.
What part of speech is flu friend?
Flu friend is a noun.
What is the plural of flu friend?
The plural of flu friend is flu friends.

Words near flu friend in the dictionary

  1. FLSs
  2. flt
  3. flt.
  4. FLTs
  5. flu
  6. flu friend
  7. flu friends
  8. Flu Manchu
  9. flu mask
  10. flu masks
  11. flu parties

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