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The phrase "a summer cold" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a cold or illness that occurs during the summer months, which is often unexpected since colds are more commonly associated with colder seasons.
Example: "Despite the warm weather, I caught a summer cold and have been feeling under the weather all week."
Alternatives: "a warm-weather cold" or "a seasonal cold".
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Pretending to be sick is a bit trickier than in winter, but a summer cold isn't unheard of (and after all, the young children of those relatives you've got visiting are a walking pestilence), and as long as you play that card with relative infrequency — I'd advise only once every other summer — you can buy yourself a tidy bit of time.
By C. K. Williams The New Yorker, August 9 , 1976P. 26 A summer cold.
The New Yorker, August 9 , 1976P. 26 A summer cold.
He sold "The Man With the Golden Arm" to Otto Preminger but hated the 1955 movie, reportedly grumbling that "Sinatra shook heroin like he shook a summer cold".
A summer cold.
All I have is a summer cold, and my skin is as dull as the rest of me.
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