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yuppie flu

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noun

Informal. chronic fatigue syndrome.

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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
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Words related to yuppie flu

chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, postviral syndrome

Medical definitions for yuppie flu

yuppie flu
[ yŭp′ē ]

n.

Chronic fatigue syndrome. Used informally.
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