- blue flu
- noun Etymology: from the color of a police uniform Date: 1967 a sick-out staged by police officers
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blue flu — n: an organized absence from work by police officers on the pretext of sickness that is staged for the purpose of protest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. blue flu … Law dictionary
blue flu — blue′ flu′ n. cvb organized absenteeism among police officers or firefighters, esp. to circumvent laws prohibiting a formal strike • Etymology: 1965–70; from the color of such workers uniforms … From formal English to slang
blue flu — ☆ blue flu n. [so named from the traditional color of police uniforms] a sickout, esp. by policemen … English World dictionary
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blue flu — absenteeism among police officers or firefighters who claim to be ill but are in fact absent to support union contract demands or negotiations: so called from the officers blue uniforms. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
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