Word of the Day: Veisalgia

Friday, December 15th, 2006

veisalgia (n.): hangover

This word is from the Norwegian kveis, meaning “uneasiness following debauchery,” and the Greek algia, meaning pain. I hate this word.

2 Responses to “Word of the Day: Veisalgia”

  1. can you use it like… ‘i am not prone to veisalgia’? or ‘when i woke up in the morning i was not particularly veisalgic’? …vagina?

  2. More the former than the latter, I think, but seeing as it’s pretty much a neologism anyway, sure, use it however the hell you want.

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