Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flu friend

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: flu friend
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A designated friend or relative who collects medicine on behalf of a person with flu who has been advised to remain at home.

British usage

Etymology

Coined during the 2009 flu pandemic.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

flu friends (plural)

Questions

What does flu friend mean?: A designated friend or relative who collects medicine on behalf of a person with flu who has been advised to remain at home.
Where does flu friend come from?: Coined during the 2009 flu pandemic.

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