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man flu

man flu noun: a cold, influenza, or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.

Noun

man flu (uncountable)

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

Questions about man flu

What does man flu mean?
Man flu means a cold, influenza, or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.
What part of speech is man flu?
Man flu is a noun.

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