To slip someone a mickey means to doctor a drink and give it to an unwitting recipient. The phrase goes back to Mickey Finn of the Lone Star Saloon in Chicago, who in the late 19th century was notorious for drugging certain customers and relieving...
Few actions have as many slang euphemisms as vomiting. The sound itself is so distinct that it’s inspired such onomatopoetic terms as ralphing, talking to Ralph on the big white phone or calling Earl. This is part of a complete episode...
A veteranian says her colleague insists that nauseous means “contagious.” Is that right? And if you’re queasy, are you nauseous or nauseated? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Nauseous vs. Nauseated”...
protein spill n. vomit or the act of vomiting. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
flip v. to force oneself to vomit, esp. among horse-racing jockeys. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
