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Kung Flu

noun
/ˈkʌŋ ˈfluː/

Etymology

Blend of kung fu + flu, in reference to the disease's presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kung flu.

  2. Misspelling of kung flu and Kung Flu.

  3. Synonym of COVID-19.

    • Hart: Kung Flu Virus will blow over
    • "By the way, it's a disease, without question, has more names than any other in history. I can name, ‘kung flu,’ I can name, 19 different versions of names," Trump said.

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