phlegm
nounUK /flem/
US /flem/
The thick, slimy stuff that comes out of your nose or throat when you are sick.
When I had a cold, I coughed up some phlegm.
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2. A calm, unemotional way of acting that shows you are not easily upset.
She faced the bad news with surprising phlegm.
3. One of the four bodily humors in old medicine, thought to make people calm or sluggish.
Ancient doctors believed too much phlegm made a person lazy.
4. A slow, dull, or sluggish temperament.
His phlegm made him hard to excite about anything.