Anyone else have man flu at the moment?

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07 May 2010, 6:00 pm

I have it bad at the moment...

Go away, man flu...

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07 May 2010, 6:08 pm

How would you describe "man flu"?

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07 May 2010, 6:13 pm

Man flu is a derogatory slang term meaning having a mild flu and complaining excessively about it.

So called because men supposedly complain a lot over small stuff..

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07 May 2010, 7:23 pm

mechanicalgirl39 wrote:

Man flu is a derogatory slang term meaning having a mild flu and complaining excessively about it.

So called because men supposedly complain a lot over small stuff..

Ah, and here I thought is was the illness that comes after a break-up, where the sight of a man makes one want to puke.

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07 May 2010, 8:54 pm

DonkeyBuster wrote:

mechanicalgirl39 wrote:

Man flu is a derogatory slang term meaning having a mild flu and complaining excessively about it.

So called because men supposedly complain a lot over small stuff..

Ah, and here I thought is was the illness that comes after a break-up, where the sight of a man makes one want to puke.

That was the impression I'd gotten too. And I would have added that the cure is sometimes worse than the illness.

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07 May 2010, 10:12 pm

irishwhistle wrote:

DonkeyBuster wrote:

mechanicalgirl39 wrote:

Man flu is a derogatory slang term meaning having a mild flu and complaining excessively about it.

So called because men supposedly complain a lot over small stuff..

Ah, and here I thought is was the illness that comes after a break-up, where the sight of a man makes one want to puke.

That was the impression I'd gotten too. And I would have added that the cure is sometimes worse than the illness.

I was attracted to the topic because I thought the same. However I do understand the OP's meaning of the term. :roll:

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07 May 2010, 10:16 pm

:lol:

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07 May 2010, 10:28 pm

sinsboldly wrote:

I was attracted to the topic because I thought the same. However I do understand the OP's meaning of the term. :roll:

Actually, the OP hasn't defined the term... the other meaning was proposed by someone else.

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07 May 2010, 10:38 pm

DonkeyBuster wrote:

sinsboldly wrote:

I was attracted to the topic because I thought the same. However I do understand the OP's meaning of the term. :roll:

Actually, the OP hasn't defined the term... the other meaning was proposed by someone else.

You are right, we are still waiting for an explanation from the OP.

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07 May 2010, 10:43 pm

sinsboldly wrote:

DonkeyBuster wrote:

sinsboldly wrote:

I was attracted to the topic because I thought the same. However I do understand the OP's meaning of the term. :roll:

Actually, the OP hasn't defined the term... the other meaning was proposed by someone else.

You are right, we are still waiting for an explanation from the OP.

I think it might have been one of those random outbursts that Aspies are supposed to be prone to...

Myself, I am speculating on other possible meanings... amusing if pointless. :lol:

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07 May 2010, 10:50 pm

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08 May 2010, 12:06 am

Haha! I thought 'manflu' was another one of those terms meaning you've got a crush on someone...and that you could also have womanflu too!

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08 May 2010, 8:57 am

Maybe the OP is being hit on by someone basically repulsive to her/him.

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