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lurgy

lur·gy

lurgy · lurgies

Chiefly preceded by theChiefly preceded by the.: A non-specific (often infectious) disease, especially one with symptoms similar to those of a cold or flu, which renders one unfit to attend social events, go to work, etc.

UK/ˈlɜːɡi/US/ˈlɜɹɡi/

» Tom's caught some kind of lurgy.

Том подхватил какую-то болячку.

Том підхопив якусь болячку.

Значення

значень: 2

Chiefly preceded by the.
(Австралія, Ірландія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, ширше, злічуване, жартівливе, possibly, сленг, незлічуване)A non-specific (often infectious) disease, especially one with symptoms similar to those of a cold or flu, which renders one unfit to attend social events, go to work, etc.
the dreaded lurgy
(Ірландія, архаїчне, злічуване, жартівливе, сленг, незлічуване)Idleness or laziness regarded as a medical condition; also, depression, especially resulting from a hangover.

Приклади

речень: 1

Tom's caught some kind of lurgy.
Том підхопив якусь болячку. — deniko
ruТом подхватил какую-то болячку. — Ooneykcall
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Походження

The noun is derived from fever-lurgy, possibly influenced by or related to lurk (“to hang

The noun is derived from fever-lurgy, possibly influenced by or related to lurk (“to hang out or wait”). Fever-lurgy is possibly a variant of fever lurden (“idleness regarded as a medical condition”), from fever + lurden, lurdane (“used as a general term of abuse for a person, especially one regarded as dull or idle: loafer, sluggard”). Lurden, lurdane is derived from Middle English lurdan (“coward; good-for-nothing person, fool, rascal; lazy person; low-born or ill-mannered person; unfortunate person; wicked person”), from Old French lordin, lourdin, from lourd, lourt, lorz (“clumsy, oafish; heavy”) (modern French lourd) + -in (suffix forming derogatory or diminutive nouns); and lourd from Late Latin lordus, lurdus (“clumsy; heavy slow; stupid”), probably from Latin lūridus (“sallow, wan; ghastly, horrifying”), possibly from lūror (“lividness; paleness, pallor”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives).

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