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   lurgy

   /ˈləːɡi/

   noun

   • 1. an unspecified or indeterminate illness: humorous British "I had caught the dreaded lurgy"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in English dialect use, in the sense ‘laziness, regarded humorously as a medical condition’): the current use dates from the 1940s and was popularized by the British radio series The Goon Show.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • L

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   • U

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   • R

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   • G

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   • Y

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