different between lurgi vs lurgy
lurgi
English
Noun
lurgi (plural lurgies)
- Alternative spelling of lurgy
Anagrams
- Guirl, ULIRG
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lurgy
English
Alternative forms
- lurgi, lurgey, lurgee
Etymology
A nonce word popularized by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes, scriptwriters for a 9 November 1954 programme of The Goon Show, "Lurgi Strikes Britain", in which Ned Seagoon must deal with a national outbreak of a highly dangerous, highly infectious and — as it turns out — highly fictitious disease known as the Dreaded Lurgi.Folk etymologies for this word include:
- that it is a corruption and contraction of the term allergy. This is not supported by the use of the hard 'g' in lurgi (rhyming with Fergie), as allergy has a softer 'g' sound similar to a hard 'j'.
- that it is based on the Northern English dialectal phrase fever-lurgy (“lazy or idle”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: lû(r)?g?, IPA(key): /?l??(?)?i/
- (US) enPR: lûr?ge, IPA(key): /?l??i/
Noun
lurgy (plural lurgies)
- (Britain, slang) A fictitious, highly infectious disease; often used in the phrase "the dreaded lurgi", sometimes as a reference to flu-like symptoms
- (Britain, slang) Any uncategorised disease with symptoms similar to a cold or flu that renders one unable to work.
Usage notes
- Phrases like "I've got the lurgi" are commonly heard when somebody is explaining why they cannot attend a social occasion, come to work, etc.
- The term is also used in the context of playground games. For example, "You can't play with us; you've got the lurgi!" could be used when excluding another child from a group.
References
See also
- cootie
Anagrams
- gurly
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