blue flu

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo floo]
- /blu flu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo floo]
- /blu flu/

Definitions of blue flu words

noun blue flu a sickout, esp. by policemen 3
noun blue flu absenteeism among police officers or firefighters who claim to be ill but are in fact absent to support union contract demands or negotiations: so called from the officers' blue uniforms. 1
noun blue flu industrial action taken by members of the police, claiming sickness en masse. a sickout. 0

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Origin of blue flu

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Blue flu

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blue flu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for blue flu

noun blue flu

slowdown — a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
sickout — an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.

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