"freshers' flu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From fresher (“a new student”) and flu (“disease”), an abbreviation of influenza. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fresher|gloss=a new student}} fresher (“a new student”), {{m|en|flu|gloss=disease}} flu (“disease”), {{m|en|influenza}} influenza Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=freshers' flu}} freshers' flu (uncountable)
  1. (UK, informal) A cold or similar illness contracted by new students at a university, caused by gathering people (and the diseases they carry) from a wide variety of places in a confined area, allowing the diseases to spread to those without immunity. Wikipedia link: Freshers' Flu Tags: UK, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Related terms: con crud (english: contracted at conventions)

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