boot camp flu
n.— «One month into her training—Paige came down with what’s known as “boot camp flu,” or the adenovirus.» —“Ohio Airman among deadly cold virus victims” by Maureen Kyle in Norton WKYC-TV (Cleveland, Ohio) Nov. 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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