Talk:Kung Flu

"Notional sickness"

1. (humorous, possibly offensive) A notional sickness that (Asian) martial artists catch (in jokes). [since at least the 1980s]
   • 1988, Joseph Rosenbloom, The world's best sports riddles and jokes, Sterling Publishing (NY) (→ISBN):

     What is small, round and green and knows karate? Bruce Pea.

     What sickness did Bruce Lee get every winter? Kung Flu.

This isn't a meaningful sense any more than man from Nantucket is. It's simply a punchline to a punning joke. That affects the etymology of the actual term, but isn't a separate sense in any meaningful way. — LlywelynII 23:47, 30 April 2022 (UTC)