Crá sick

n.

Heard in Tipperary

Hungover or suffering the after-effects of heavy drinking.

In use

I'm crá sick after all that drink last night

Posh English

I am thoroughly tormented and nauseous after all that drink last evening.

  • As sick as a plane to LourdesA very bad hangover, derived from the historical practice of the sick going to Lourdes…
  • Craw sickSick or nauseous to the point that vomiting becomes inevitable.
  • Sick as a box frogsSame as 'sick as a small hospital', physically sick or just very disgusted at something…
  • Sick as a plane to LourdesSomething which is very sick indeed. Refers to the planes sent to Lourdes every year by…
  • Sick as a small hospitalVery sick ... usually as a result of copious amounts of alcohol. Can be also "sick as…
  • Donkey sickProfoundly and miserably hungover, usually following an overindulgence in cheap gargle.