Veisalgia
(vye-SAL-juh)
(n.) A
hangover (medical term)
Tell your
boss you've been struck by a
severe case of veisalgia, but the good news is that it goes away after a day with lots of water and
Advil.
It's from the
Norwegian "kveis," or "uneasiness following
debauchery,"
and the Greek "algia," which means "pain" (as in the
pain-reliever
called an "
analgesic.").
It's not in most
dictionaries, but I think this could possibly save
your job!
From
funwords.com by Martha Barnette