The blue flu

n.

Heard in Meath

An unofficial strike by police officers calling in sick en masse.

In use

Lads scatter, the blue flu is after hittin' the station tonight!

Posh English

Gentlemen disperse, for the constabulary have engaged in a coordinated withdrawal of labour this evening.

  • 20 on the blue ladA request for twenty John Player Blue cigarettes.
  • Blue leaferA blue leafer is someone who knowingly spreads the transmission of a STD(STI) to another…
  • Johnny blueA John Player Blue cigarette.
  • Blue bottleA member of the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force.
  • BlueCompletely disoriented or out of one's senses as a result of consuming alcohol or drugs.
  • Blue arse flyA bluebottle fly, or to move about frantically; also to become excited or angry.