Informal Health Terms

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noun a minor illness characterized by a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, and coughing

  • She had a case of the sniffles and decided to stay home from work.
  • I can tell you have the sniffles, you should probably take it easy today.
  • I hate having the sniffles, it's so annoying.
  • The market seemed to have a case of the sniffles as stock prices dropped unexpectedly.