stomach bug
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stomach bug
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Suryakumar said dashing opener Abhishek Sharma has recovered well from a stomach bug and was likely to play.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
The agency's report also looked at nine cancer-causing infections including HPV, hepatitis viruses which lead to liver cancer and the stomach bug H. pylori.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
It increases with bad stress like a difficult meeting or a stomach bug, as well as good stress like a family reunion or a birthday party.
From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025
Only the father was present and Elliott was told the mother had a stomach bug and didn’t want to get her sick, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
She’d replied he’d gone home with a stomach bug.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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