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单词 yuppie flu
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yuppie flu
yuppie flu n. colloquial. originally U.S. usually with dismissive or depreciative connotations, myalgic encephalomyelitis; cf. chronic fatigue syndrome n. at chronic adj. Additions.
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1987 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 18 Jan. f1 CEBV [= Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus] syndrome has been dubbed the ‘yuppie flu’ because it hits young, goal-oriented, high achievers.
1996 Brit. Med. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 5 Oct. Chronic fatigue syndrome, despite being commonly known as ‘yuppie flu’, is not restricted to any social class or occupational group.
2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 21 May 13 When you say ME, most people look blank before sneering ‘Oh yeah, yuppie flu.’
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