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
There was a problem, though: Captain Schirra had a heavy head cold, Major Eisele had a lesser cold and Mr. Cunningham, as he would later recall, felt “a little blah.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“It’s fine,” he said again, sounding like a Muppet with a head cold.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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