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man flu

British  

noun

  1. informal a case of the common cold as suffered by a man, implying that he is exaggerating the debilitating effects of the illness

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Trevor Jones from Bolton said he initially listened to those who told him coronavirus was "man flu" or linked to the 5G network, but became gravely ill after testing positive in September.

From BBC

“I thought it was good old man flu,” he was quoted as telling The Sunday Times in South Africa before his positive test result came back.

From Fox News

He tweeted on July 28: “I think the man flu was just part of The Lewis Hamilton Show. He likes to make it look more difficult than it is.”

From Seattle Times

“Believe me it wasn’t man flu, like some have said,” he said.

From Seattle Times

So to celebrate baseball's mythological lineage of Famous Dudes Who Say They Can Hack it, as well as National Man Flu Awareness Day Opening Day, we decided to piece together the most star-studded semi-pro lineup that history has to offer.

From Golf Digest