grippe

[ grip ]

noun

, Older Use.

1. influenza.

grippe

/ ɡrɪp /

noun

1. a former name for influenza

Other Words From

• grippal adjective
• grippelike adjective
• post·grippal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grippe¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from French, noun derivative of gripper “to seize suddenly,” from Germanic; akin to grip, gripe

Word History and Origins

Origin of grippe¹

C18: from French grippe, from gripper to seize, of Germanic origin; see grip ¹

Example Sentences

It was the summer of 1948, and Fuller, who was a faculty member in residence at the school — along with the likes of Willem and Elaine de Kooning, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Peter Grippe, Beaumont Newhall and Richard Lippold — had brought with him rolls of aluminum Venetian-blind scrap stock and enlisted students and faculty to help him build.

From New York Times

Mrs. Nefzger had the grippe but sent three of her raisin pies.

From Literature

One published in the Atlanta Constitution in 1890 said, “Kerchew! Achew!-Hew!!! Most every one has the Grippe in some form, and we would like to get Our Grip on your purchase of Furniture, Carpets, Mantels, Etc.”

From Seattle Times

An ad from the Golden Eagle Clothing Co. suggested a “doctor’s prescription” for a “poorly-clad boy” who “was suffering from la grippe,” writing, “The doctor has influenz-ed his mother to purchase one of those $2.50 all wool boys’ suits.”

From Seattle Times

Precautions as to visiting are urged by the Boston Health Department to guard against the further spread of the grippe during the Christmas holidays so that there may not be the same aftermath that characterized the days following the Victory Day crowds and the Thanksgiving celebrations.

From Slate