man flu
noun/ˈmæn fluː/
/ˈmæn fluː/
[uncountable] (informal, humorous, sometimes offensive)- a cold or similar minor illness that somebody, usually a man, catches and treats as if it were flu or something more serious
- Greg was off sick with man flu, according to his wife.
- I'm OK really, I've just got a bit of man flu.
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