yuppie flu

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Origin of yuppie flu

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby yuppie flu

Yunnan, yup, Yupik, yuppie, yuppie disease, yuppie flu, yuppify, yupster, Yurak, Yurev, Yurimaguas

How to use yuppie flu in a sentence

I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Italian health ministry said it could not prove a direct correlation between the flu vaccine and the deaths.
Did This Flu Vaccine Kill 13?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The benefits are obvious, says 83-year-old Mariacristina Poggio, who sums it up succinctly: “I could die from the flu without it.”
Did This Flu Vaccine Kill 13?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Suffering from flu symptoms one day, she decided to call in sick.
I Warned You About Bill Cosby in 2007|Mark Ebner|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Pope was a bachelor, and his valet inconsiderately took the “flu.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This condition caused many "flu" patients to develop pneumonia and to die.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Grisel explained that it was pneumonia following on "flu," and he heard her blow her poor little nose.
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
I wish some of those fellows with the flu could have you to look after them.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
Lee all but died, and Nielsen, afterward, told me he would rather die than have the "flu" again.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey

Medical definitions for yuppie flu

yuppie flu

[ yŭp′ē ]

Chronic fatigue syndrome. Used informally.

yuppie flu

Origin of yuppie flu

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