the meaning of man flu
 

man fluhttp://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsup.gif http://static.urbandictionary.com/thumbsdown.gifThe condition shared by all males wherein a common illness (usually a mild cold) is presented by the patient as life-threatening.

This is also known as 'Fishing for Sympathy' or 'Chronic Exaggeration'.

When the patient is your boyfriend, he will exhibit the standard symptoms (such as an overwhelming desire for compassion) while simultaneously rejecting any and all efforts you make to placate him.
You: Awww, you poor fella.
Him: I'm DYING!
You: (Soothingly) Oh, you're not dying Cy.
Him: (Indignant) I AM! I have Man Flu!
You: Do you need some sympathy?
Him: Yes! But no one understands my pain...
You: I understa-
Him: NO YOU DO NOT!!!





2.
term spoken by women, about men exaggerating the severity of a cold
Man: I'm not feeling very well
Woman: Oh, you've got man flu



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1)A slight sniffle or cold that is turned into a dreadful condition by the imagination of the male sufferer

2)A Man's Flu (flu = Long chimney structure for fireplaces) is used to describe a mans penis.
"Isn't Quint really ill?", "Nah, he just has man flu!"
"Homosexuals like Man Flu"

Re: the meaning of man flu
 

Of course, there are some of us who avoid going to the doctor until our wife/girlfriend/any female with a grain of sense threatens to call the ambulance. That's when Man Flu often becomes Man Bronchitis!

And MAN, that's a pain!:p

Re: the meaning of man flu
 

I wouldnt know - im not a man!!!!