Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; hangover.
Examples
“The formal name for a hangover is veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for "uneasiness following debauchery" (kveis) and the Greek word for "pain" (algia) - an appropriate title considering the uncomfortable experience!”
“In medical terms, this full-body assault is called veisalgia.”
“Howstuffworks. com, the formal term for a hangover is veisalgia, derived from the Norwegian word for "uneasiness following debauchery.”
“In more buttoned-up - some might say sober - circles, the hangover has a proper name: veisalgia.”
tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
“A hangover (veisalgia) describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of drugs, particularly alcoholic beverages.”
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sarra Coined in 2000 in a journal article: The Alcohol Hangover — Weise et al. 132 (11): 897 — Annals of Internal Medicine Dec 16, 2007
depsypher The formal name for a hangover is veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for "uneasiness following debauchery" (kveis) and the Greek word for "pain" (algia) Dec 31, 2006