Tom's caught some kind of lurgy.
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Lurgy
//ˈlɜː(ɹ)ɡi//
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the dreaded lurgy
Source: wiktionary
He was helped, of course, by his presentational skills, still present here despite a sore throat and what seemed to be a spot of the perennial conference lurgy.
Source: wiktionary
Blocked nose, watering eyes, a sore throat – the signs of a cold are all too familiar. Here are seven ways to dodge the lurgy, or shrug it off sooner[.]
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