lurgi

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A form of lurgy — Idleness or laziness regarded as a medical condition; also, depression, especially resulting from a hangover.

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nounlurgi (plural lurgies)

plural lurgies

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative spelling of lurgy.

    Harry. Now, you claim that if we set you up in a well-equipped laboratory, you will find the cure for almost everything. / Mike. (dramatically) Yes—including the dreaded Lurgi.

    1952 July 8, Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens, Jimmy Grafton, “[Untitled]”, in The Goon Show, season 2, episode 24 (BBC radio script), page 8

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APA

lurgi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurgi

MLA

“lurgi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurgi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lurgi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lurgi.

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