/ ˈlɜːgi; NAmE ˈlɜːrgi/ noun
( pl. -ies ) [ C , usually sing. ] ( BrE , humorous ) a mild illness or disease :
I've caught some kind of lurgy.
It's the dreaded lurgy !
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: of unknown origin; frequently used in the British radio series The Goon Show , of the 1950s and 1960s.