Meanings
nounsuperflu (usually uncountable, plural superflus)
plural superflus
- uncountableusuallyAny strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.
In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism.
2015 July 23, Sloane Crosley, “It’s the End of the World as She Knows It”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishflu
- Englishsuperflu
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APA
superflu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superflu
MLA
“superflu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superflu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superflu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superflu.
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