"blue flu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue flus [plural]
Etymology: In reference to blue police uniforms. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blue flu (countable and uncountable, plural blue flus)
  1. (informal) An industrial action taken by members of the police, claiming sickness en masse. Wikipedia link: blue flu Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Law enforcement Hypernyms: sickout Related terms: thin blue line

Inflected forms

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