noun
a colloquial term used to describe the exaggerated symptoms that some men claim to experience when they have a common cold or minor illness
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The man flu is a term used to describe the exaggerated symptoms that some men claim to experience when they have a cold.
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My husband always complains about the man flu whenever he gets sick.
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I can't deal with his man flu, he acts like he's dying every time he has a sniffle.
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His man flu is like a dramatic performance, complete with groaning and exaggerated coughing.