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Meaning of "lurgy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LURGY

Origin unknown.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LURGY

lurgy  [ˈlɜːɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LURGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lurgy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LURGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Goon Show

The Goon Show was a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The first series broadcast from 28 May to 20 September 1951, was titled Crazy People; all subsequent series had the title The Goon Show, a title inspired, according to Spike Milligan, by a Popeye character. The show's chief creator and main writer was Spike Milligan. The scripts mixed ludicrous plots with surreal humour, puns, catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. Some of the later episodes feature electronic effects devised by the then-fledgling BBC Radiophonic Workshop, many of which were reused by other shows for decades afterwards. Many elements of the show satirised contemporary life in Britain, parodying aspects of show business, commerce, industry, art, politics, diplomacy, the police, the military, education, class structure, literature and film. The show was released internationally through the BBC Transcription Services.

Definition of lurgy in the English dictionary

The definition of lurgy in the dictionary is any undetermined illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LURGY


Bergie
ˈbɜːɡɪ
boogie
ˈbuːɡɪ
Bragi
ˈbrɑːɡɪ
corgi
ˈkɔːɡɪ
fugie
ˈfjuːɡɪ
porgy
ˈpɔːɡɪ
Rigi
ˈriːɡɪ
storge
ˈstɔːɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LURGY

lur
lurch
lurcher
lurching
lurdan
lure
Lurex
lurgies
Luria
lurid
luridly
luridness
Lurie
luringly
lurk
lurker
lurking
lurkingly
lurry
lurve

WORDS THAT END LIKE LURGY

chemurgy
Divine Liturgy
dramaturgy
electrometallurgy
hierurgy
hydrometallurgy
liturgy
metallurgy
micrurgy
powder metallurgy
pyrometallurgy
splurgy
surgy
thaumaturgy
theurgy
zymurgy

Synonyms and antonyms of lurgy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lurgy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LURGY

Find out the translation of lurgy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lurgy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lurgy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lurgy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lurgy
570 millions of speakers

English

lurgy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lurgy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lurgy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lurgy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lurgy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lurgy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lurgy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lurgy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lurgy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lurgy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lurgy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lurgy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lurgy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lurgy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सलगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lurgy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lurgy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lurgy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lurgy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lurgy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lurgy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lurgy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lurgy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lurgy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lurgy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LURGY»

The term «lurgy» is normally little used and occupies the 130.435 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lurgy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «lurgy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LURGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lurgy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lurgy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lurgy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LURGY»

Discover the use of lurgy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lurgy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Passion for Life:
"What about that lad, Fever Lurgy?"I asked."Doeshe live in the neighborhood now?" "Bless you, sur, Fayver Lurgy a'n't bin seen since th' ould man was killed." " No!" Isaid. "Isn'tthat strange?" "Oa, hewasafunny chap, was Fayver Lurgy. Do you  ...
Joseph Hocking, 2014
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Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
A lurgy isan unspecified illness or infection, atits worst referred toas “the dreaded lurgy.” A German firm specializing in metal and chemical processing, named Metallurgische Gesellschaft, was foundedin 1897.The firmusedfive letters ofits ...
Max Cryer, 2013
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The Child's World of Illness: The Development of Health and ...
It is asking too much immediately to equate the concepts involved with what adults understand by contagion, but the rules of games such as 'Hospital Touch', ' Body Tick', 'Flea Bite', 'Doctor Touch', 'French Touch' and 'Dreaded Lurgy' (op. cit. p ...
Simon R. Wilkinson, 2006
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Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
A lurgy is an unspecified illness or infection, at its worst referred to as 'the dreaded lurgy'. A German firm specialising in metal and chemical processing, and named Metallurgische Gesellschaft, was founded in 1897. The firm used five letters of ...
Max Cryer, 2011
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The English dialect dictionary
In phr. his face was as long as a lurgalz-spade, said of a very melancholy person. n.Ir. LYTTLE Paddy M'Qm'llan, 75. Ant. (W,H.P.1 LURGIES, sb. p1. Der. [lé'giz] The 'blues' which come after intemperance. DerF, nw.Der.l LURGY, adj. and sb.
Joseph Wright
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The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York
In every house Lord Dane did then rule all, Whence lazie lozels lurdanes now we call." Mirror for Magistrates. Brooke tt. Mr. Todd derives it from Old French, lourdin , clownish. LURGY, An idle person. LURGY, Idle. The lurgy-fever, idleness.
William Carr, 1828
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The Dialect of Craven, in the West-Riding of the County of ...
The lurgy-fever, idleness. " Shoes sick o't' lurgy fever." LUSTYISH, Rather lusty, fat and stout. LUTHO, Look thou. LUTHOBUD, Only look. M MA, To mow. The a sounded broad, pret. mew, 304 GLOSSARY.
William Carr, 1828
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The dialect of Craven
In every house Lord Dane did then rule all, Whence lazie lozels lurdanes now we call." Mirror for Magistrates. Brocket!. Mr. Todd derives it from Old French, lourdin, clownish. LURGY, An idle person. LURGY, Idle. The lurgy-tever, idleness.
William Carr (B.D.), 1828
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Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R
Using the same method that we used to calculate EA we can show that E(A(A - 1) ) = A2, so that Var A = A. 15.6.1 Example: the dreaded lurgy The dreaded lurgy is a disease introduced to humans by the Goons. Suppose that deaths due to the ...
Owen Jones, Robert Maillardet, Andrew Robinson, 2012
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
lunch lunchbox lunk lunker lunkhead lurgy lurk ma mac macaroni McCoy macher mack macker. went about destroying themselves with the lunatic soup crippling their larynx as surely as if they'd downed an economy size tin of paint stripper ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LURGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lurgy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shyun Ramen
My pick for busting a winter lurgy is the pork gekikara. The broth is opaque, sticky and rich with collagen; it's piled with springy noodles, spicy ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
2
sick when you're self-employed
I wasn't even rundown before this stupid lurgy. There is no reason for me to be sick, other than I got on a plane the other day and that's what I'm ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Angela's Ashes: Household order has been restored
My boy, who is also full of the lurgy, is curled up on my lap. He's doing it tough but showing his Australian genes when it comes to illness. «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Jab warning as flu numbers spike
Kiwis are being urged to get the flu jab as health authorities see a sudden jump in cases of the dreaded lurgy. Doctors in Waikato are reporting ... «NZCity, Jul 15»
5
Cold and flu myths debunked as winter chill sets in
You are no more susceptible to the lurgy by being chilled or wet in winter than in more balmy climates. Neither is it true that going outside when ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Johnny Marr support band Kagoule on opening for the Smith's legend
Fellow band mates Lucy Hatter (bass) and Lawrence English (drums) have managed to escape the lurgy. "I just feel really ill, so that's how I've ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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Collingwood coach says Magpies better than this time last year
He has been carrying a lurgy ... so his performances are more meritorious because of that. "He is starting to explore parts of his football life that ... «The Age, Jun 15»
8
Gemma Styles: 'Nothing Makes My Instagram FOMO Worse Than …
While this particular FOMTS episode was down to my lurgy, it's a common problem for anyone with a 9-5 office job, wistfully window gazing at ... «The Debrief, Jun 15»
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Baby Blog: Send Help! We've Got The Lurgy – And We Aren't …
My baby is poorly. He's a spluttering, snotty mess. And thanks to all the splutter, so am I. Did you know children get six colds a year? Inevitably ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Jun 15»
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How to prevent getting sick while travelling
It happens to the best of us: you set out on a business trip, and it turns out you have brought a dose of the lurgy along for the ride. Since quitting ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»

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