Citations:Kung Flu

COVID-19



 * 2020 November 7, on :
 * [Donald Trump] called the coronavirus the Kung Flu. I said, you racist — hilarious son of a bitch. I’m supposed to say that, not you. It’s wrong when you say it.



jocular fictional disease of martial artists, or of China (associated with kung fu)

 * 1988, Joseph Rosenbloom, The world's best sports riddles and jokes, Sterling Publishing (NY) (ISBN 9780806967721):
 * What is small, round and green and knows karate? Bruce Pea.
 * What sickness did Bruce Lee get every winter? Kung Flu.
 * Why did the karate expert wear a black belt? To keep his pants up.
 * 1998, Sandy Ransford, Big bad classroom jokes (ISBN 9781854876317)
 * What&#39;s the most common disease in China? Kung flu. When does a flu virus think it&#39;s successful? When it brings someone to their sneeze.
 * 2010, Cyl Lee, More Really Silly Jokes, ABDO (ISBN 9781617143076), page 9:
 * What illness do martial artists get? The kung flu!
 * 2012, Jonathan Swan, Funny Shaped Balls: The Biggest Book of Sporting Jokes Ever, Random House (ISBN 9781407029542), page 236:
 * What food do Ninjas eat? Kung food.
 * What did Bruce Lee catch? Kung flu.
 * 2020, Jessica Rusick, World's Best (and Worst) Gross Jokes, Millbrook Press (ISBN 9781541593626), page 18:
 * Q: Why did the ninja stay home?
 * A: He was sick with the kung flu!

real or fictional sickness that knocks one down, like kung fu

 * 2010, Reginald Hill, Death's Jest-Book, Seal Books (ISBN 9780385672603), page 148:
 * Young Mr Linford is too ill to attend. Possibly the advance guard of this new flu virus which is rife in London. Kung Flu, they call it, a play I assume on Kung Fu, because it knocks you down and leaves you helpless.

real sickness that originates from or is associated with Asia

 * 1973, Views Letter:
 * The Asiatic virus is with us once again. This season, however, some witty physician calls it, &quot;Kung flu.&quot;