fish fog
n.— «Medical researchers are just beginning to explore such mercury exposure in adults, which can leave some people struggling through life in a disorienting “fish fog.”» —“Power plants are focus of drive to cut mercury” by Larry Wheeler USA Today Oct. 29, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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