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  1. n. The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; hangover.

Etymologies

  1. Coined by Jeffrey G. Wiese and co-authors from the Norwegian word kveis, "uneasiness after debauchery" and the Greek root -algia, from άλγος (álgos) or ἄχος, "pain, grief". (Wiktionary)

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  • “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!”

    Archive 2007-01-01

  • “In medical terms, this full-body assault is called veisalgia.”

    Newsweek: About Last Night

  • “Howstuffworks. com, the formal term for a hangover is veisalgia, derived from the Norwegian word for "uneasiness following debauchery.”

    azcentral.com | news

  • “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.”

    The Big Apple

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