Lurgy

Word LURGY
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Definitions and meanings of "Lurgy"

What do we mean by lurgy?

A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi", sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms

Any uncategorised disease with symptoms similar to a cold or flu that renders one unable to work.

An illness that is not serious but passes easily from person to person. Urban Dictionary

British slang for feeling like shit. Urban Dictionary

Cold, flu, allergy. Any sickness that takes you out of the game, your work, or your life. Urban Dictionary

Approximate British equivalent of the American playground term cooties, meaning a fictitious, yet highly infectious disease. Unlike cooties, now used by adults to refer to an general undefined infectious malady. Normally used in the form "the dreaded lurgy". The term originates from an episode of the 1950s radio comedy "The Goon Show" in which an epidemic of "The Dreaded Lurgi" was said to be about to sweep across Britain. It turned out that the lurgi was in fact a ficitious disease created by brass instrument makers who had claimed that no brass band player had ever died of the lurgi (thereby increasing sales hugely). "The Goon Show" was an anarchic and surreal radio comedy series that starred Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. It was written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes. Urban Dictionary

Imaginary Germ believed by primary school children. Usualy used in games like Tag. Urban Dictionary

It is the british equivalent to "cooties" Urban Dictionary

I've got the lurgy I caught it from a dinner lady at my school when I was helping lay the chairs out for lunchtime.😭I hate. Having the lurgy Urban Dictionary

A handful of contract workers who are so ass cheap, they refuse to miss a day's pay and come into work and bring in their cootie bug germies and infect everyone. Urban Dictionary

The dreaded lurgy is an illness that is not to serious but which is very easy to catch. Urban Dictionary

A phrase made up by popular YouTuber Will Lenny (WillNE) in place of the β€œcoronavirus”. This phrase can be said on the popular social media platform YouTube without getting the video demonetised. Urban Dictionary

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The word "lurgy" in example sentences

I sympathise... the lurgy is a strong one this time round. ❋ Spinningfishwife (2006)

Good luck with the new clubhouse and the dreaded lurgy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am starting to think that people believe I am making it up when I mention another lurgy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And as he pointed out himself, probably not a wise move to expose yerself to the dreaded lurgy a few days before the Helsinki holiday. ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

I feel cautiously optimistic that the lurgy has retreated enough that I won't pay a terrible price for going, but still ... ❋ Karenmiller (2009)

Cause arriving in Finland only to spend a week wallowing in diseased misery, with said lurgy probably being passed on to one's gracious hosts ... yeah, not good. ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

Thanks to the lurgy and having to stop to get Prodigal Mage pages sorted I'm running a tiddy bit behind, but I'll catch up. ❋ Karenmiller (2009)

And even though I know it's the lurgy talking and that I will get better, eventually, doesn't help. ❋ Karenmiller (2009)

However, Kurtzhau has the lurgy and dosed most of the afternoon. ❋ Zornhau (2009)

Of course – they didn't want to catch the lurgy and they had busy lives. ❋ Elizabeth Heathcote (2010)

Wow, best wishes to everyone who went down with one form of dreaded lurgy or another at LCC. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I dont normally get con lurgy *during* a con so I was well annoyed by it. ❋ Girliejones (2010)

A combination of lurgy and end of play rehearsal hysteria had made focusing very very difficult of late. ❋ Karenmiller (2008)

Filed under: Politics, my publications, on writing | Tagged: books in Humanity's Fire universe, el gordo, only the rich stand in our way, the typing lurgy ❋ Unknown (2009)

Filed under: Politics, my publications, on writing | Tagged: books in Humanity's Fire universe, el gordo, only the rich stand in our way, the typing lurgy | 2 Comments Β» ❋ Unknown (2009)

At which point, I'll find myself in the unenviable position of explaining how I managed to make medical history by catching the dreaded lurgy twice in the space of two weeks. ❋ Juliette (2009)

My throat is [sore] and [my head hurts]. I think I've caught [the dreaded lurgy]. ❋ SnowManCymru (2008)

Man, I have this [really] [bad] [stomach] lurgy. ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[Brandi] has the lurgi, she [won't be] in [today]. ❋ D-muney (2006)

I think I've got [the dreaded lurgy]. He's not coming into work today, apparently he's coming down with a [lurgy]. I'm not quite sure what's wrong. Just some form of lurgy. Urgh. You've got the [LURGY]! ❋ Mammon_the_source (2009)

*[girl] toutches/[tags] [boy]* Boy- "Eeeeew! Lurgies!" ❋ GreendayMCRGoodcharlotterock (2005)

[eww], he'll [give] you the lurgie! ❋ Lalalala233 (2009)

I have the [lurgy] and I [hate] it. ❋ Lurgy (2017)

Thank god its the last day of working in the [Lurgy Lounge] for a few weeks. Tired of listening to the sporking, [hucking] and [borking] of the guys in the Lurgy Lounge ❋ Miss Canuckie (2009)

It's almost [worth] [catching] the dreaded lurgy to be looked after by those [fit] nurses. ❋ Bloodbone (2016)

*[cough]* β€œ[oh no]!” β€œ[He’s] got the Lager Lurgy.” ❋ Ellsbells (2020)

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