lurgy

/ ˈlɜːɡɪ /

noun

1. facetious.
   any undetermined illness

Word History and Origins

Origin of lurgy¹

C20: origin unknown

Example Sentences

I had not been struggling with Bill Lurgy more than a few seconds before I had mastered him.

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Months had now elapsed since Fever Lurgy had given me the same warning.

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The incident of Fever Lurgy raised many questions in my mind.

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A minute later, there was a murmur of voices, and I knew that Fever Lurgy was near.

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They hadn't been back in the village more than half an hour when Fever Lurgy came, pale as a ghost, and trembling like a leaf.

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