head cold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of head cold
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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At first it was only a slight increase in the hoarseness, as if I’d been sick with a head cold.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
"I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming. This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey," he said.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
True, she endured one bout back in the ’80s — “I remember being dreadfully sick” — and had a head cold a few years ago.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022
Orr was snuffling and sneezing with a crippling head cold.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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