flu

[floo]

noun

1. influenza.

2. a specific variety of influenza, usually named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector.

   Hong Kong flu; swine flu.

flu

/ fluː /

noun

1. short for influenza

2. any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection

flu

1. See influenza

Word History and Origins

Origin of flu¹

First recorded in 1830–40; shortened form

Example Sentences

But when they turn up for their vaccinations pharmacies are only able to give them the flu jab.

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About 20,000 chickens are to be culled after a suspected case of bird flu was found at a farm in County Tyrone.

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Why does everyone seem to get freshers' flu in the first few weeks of term?

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“Everyone was getting sick with coughs, the flu, with the air being cold all day,” he said.

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Many of the symptoms between cold, flu and more serious viruses like Covid, overlap.

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