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Rarelurgy
The correct spelling is lurgy.
How to pronounce lurgy
/ˈlɜː(ɹ)ɡi/
nounIPA: /ˈlɜː(ɹ)ɡi/
Say it like: Lur-jee
The correct spelling is lurgy. A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi", sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms
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Definition
noun
- 1.A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi", sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms
- 2.Any uncategorised disease with symptoms similar to a cold or flu that renders one unable to work.
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