" Hair of the dog ", short for " hair of the dog that bit you ", is a colloquial expression in the English language predominantly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed as a hangover remedy (with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover ). Many other languages have their own phrase to describe the same concept. The idea may have some basis in science in the difference between ethanol and methanol metabolism.
45-577: [REDACTED] Look up recovery or recover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Recovery or Recover may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Books [ edit ] Recovery (novel) , a Star Wars e-book Recovery Version , a translation of the Bible with footnotes published by Living Stream Ministry Film and television [ edit ] Recovery (film) ,
90-402: A 1981 concept album by Scottish band Runrig Recovery (Loudon Wainwright album) , a 2008 album Recovery (Quando Rondo album) , 2023 Songs [ edit ] "Recover" (song) , a 2006 song by Welsh band The Automatic "Recover", 2013 song by Device from the deluxe edition of Device "Recover", 2019 song by X Ambassadors from Orion "Recovery", 2005 song by Funeral for
135-402: A 1981 concept album by Scottish band Runrig Recovery (Loudon Wainwright album) , a 2008 album Recovery (Quando Rondo album) , 2023 Songs [ edit ] "Recover" (song) , a 2006 song by Welsh band The Automatic "Recover", 2013 song by Device from the deluxe edition of Device "Recover", 2019 song by X Ambassadors from Orion "Recovery", 2005 song by Funeral for
180-452: A 1996 television series from ABC TV "Recovery" ( NCIS ) , a 2012 episode of the tenth season of NCIS "Recovery", a 2013 episode of the fifth season of NCIS: Los Angeles Music [ edit ] Recover (band) , a post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas Albums and EPs [ edit ] Recover , 2007 EP by Florida band Automatic Loveletter Recover, Vol. 1 , 2016 EP by Amy Lee Recovery (ApologetiX album) ,
225-509: A 2007 BBC television drama Recovery (TV series) , a 1996 television series from ABC TV "Recovery" ( NCIS ) , a 2012 episode of the tenth season of NCIS "Recovery", a 2013 episode of the fifth season of NCIS: Los Angeles Music [ edit ] Recover (band) , a post-hardcore band from Austin, Texas Albums and EPs [ edit ] Recover , 2007 EP by Florida band Automatic Loveletter Recover, Vol. 1 , 2016 EP by Amy Lee Recovery (ApologetiX album) ,
270-429: A 2009 album by ApologetiX Recovery ( Algebra Blessett album) , a 2014 album from singer Algebra Recover (Confide album) , a 2010 album by American metalcore band Confide Recovery (Eminem album) , a 2010 Grammy-winning album by Eminem and best-selling album of 2010 Recover (Great White album) , 2002 glam-rock album Recover (The Naked and Famous album) , 2020 pop album Recovery (Runrig album) ,
315-429: A 2009 album by ApologetiX Recovery ( Algebra Blessett album) , a 2014 album from singer Algebra Recover (Confide album) , a 2010 album by American metalcore band Confide Recovery (Eminem album) , a 2010 Grammy-winning album by Eminem and best-selling album of 2010 Recover (Great White album) , 2002 glam-rock album Recover (The Naked and Famous album) , 2020 pop album Recovery (Runrig album) ,
360-538: A Friend from Hours "Recovery" (James Arthur song) , 2013 single by James Arthur from his eponymous album "Recovery" (Justin Bieber song) , 2013 single by Justin Bieber, part of Music Mondays series and album Journals "Recovery", title track on the Scottish band Runrig 1981 album Recovery listed above Health [ edit ] Addiction recovery groups , voluntary associations of people who share
405-429: A Friend from Hours "Recovery" (James Arthur song) , 2013 single by James Arthur from his eponymous album "Recovery" (Justin Bieber song) , 2013 single by Justin Bieber, part of Music Mondays series and album Journals "Recovery", title track on the Scottish band Runrig 1981 album Recovery listed above Health [ edit ] Addiction recovery groups , voluntary associations of people who share
450-427: A change in the microstructure in polycrystalline materials Recovery (mineral processing) , a mass fraction of valuable mineral transferred to a concentrate Recovery boiler , generating energy during papermaking Recovery effect , a phenomenon in batteries Data recovery , a process of salvaging inaccessible data Photo recovery , the process of salvaging digital photographs Automatic system recovery ,
495-427: A change in the microstructure in polycrystalline materials Recovery (mineral processing) , a mass fraction of valuable mineral transferred to a concentrate Recovery boiler , generating energy during papermaking Recovery effect , a phenomenon in batteries Data recovery , a process of salvaging inaccessible data Photo recovery , the process of salvaging digital photographs Automatic system recovery ,
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#1732766210360540-455: A common desire to overcome drug addiction Convalescence , the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness, injury, or operation Cure , the end of a medical condition Hair of the dog , or "recovery drinking", the practice of drinking off a hangover Healing , the process of the restoration of health from an unbalanced, diseased or damaged organism Wound healing , the physical/mechanical form Recovery International ,
585-455: A common desire to overcome drug addiction Convalescence , the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness, injury, or operation Cure , the end of a medical condition Hair of the dog , or "recovery drinking", the practice of drinking off a hangover Healing , the process of the restoration of health from an unbalanced, diseased or damaged organism Wound healing , the physical/mechanical form Recovery International ,
630-553: A community in the United States Recovery Glacier , Antarctica Recovery Hill, U.S. Virgin Islands , a settlement on Saint Croix See also [ edit ] Recovering Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Recovery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
675-413: A community in the United States Recovery Glacier , Antarctica Recovery Hill, U.S. Virgin Islands , a settlement on Saint Croix See also [ edit ] Recovering Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Recovery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
720-459: A hair of the tail the next day.'" He also cites two apocryphal poems containing the phrase, one of which is attributed to Aristophanes . It is possible that the phrase was used to justify an existing practice, as the idea of "like cures like" ( Latin : similia similibus curantur ) dates back at least to the time of Hippocrates . The idea was also postulated by Pliny the Elder , who wrote “When
765-549: A person has been bitten by a mad dog, he may be preserved from hydrophobia by applying the ashes of a dog’s head to the wound.” Likewise he claimed one could “insert in the wound ashes of hairs from the tail of the dog that inflicted the bite.” This idea exists today as the basic postulate of classical homeopathy . An early example of modern usage ( poil de ce chien ) can be found in Rabelais ' 16th-century pentalogy Gargantua and Pantagruel , literally translated by Motteux in
810-407: A self-help mental health program based on the work of the late Abraham A. Low, M.D. Recovery model , an approach to mental disorder or substance dependence, emphasizes and supports a person's potential for recovery Recovery position , a body position used in first aid RECOVERY Trial , a British clinical trial programme for treatments for COVID-19 Post-anesthesia care unit , also known as
855-407: A self-help mental health program based on the work of the late Abraham A. Low, M.D. Recovery model , an approach to mental disorder or substance dependence, emphasizes and supports a person's potential for recovery Recovery position , a body position used in first aid RECOVERY Trial , a British clinical trial programme for treatments for COVID-19 Post-anesthesia care unit , also known as
900-587: Is опохмелка ( opohmelka , "after being drunk"), which indicates a process of drinking to decrease effects of drinking the day before. In Estonia, the phrase used is peaparandus , which literally translated is "head-repair". A similar usage is encountered in Romanian , in the phrase Cui pe cui se scoate ("A nail (fastener) pulls out a nail"); in Italian , in the phrase Chiodo scaccia chiodo ; in Spanish , in
945-495: Is also a saying: "One must rise at the tree where one fell". Similarly, in Dutch , the term reparatiebier is frequently used, which also translates to "repair beer". In Finnish , consuming alcohol the next day is called tasoittava ("smoothener", "equalizer"), loiventava ("leveller") or korjaussarja ("a repair kit"). Also the phrase Sillä se lähtee millä tulikin that translates to "What caused it, will also cure it", describes
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#1732766210360990-477: Is found in a text from ancient Ugarit dating from the mid to late second millennium BC, in which the god ʾIlu becomes hungover after a drinking binge. The text includes a recipe for a salve to be applied to the forehead, which consists of "hairs of a dog" and parts of an unknown plant mixed with olive oil. In Korea, alcohol (typically soju ) drunk in the morning to relieve hangovers is called haejangsul (해장술), which literally translates as "a drink that relieves
1035-471: Is then alleviated by further alcohol intake. Although "...Low [ethanol] doses may effectively prevent alcohol withdrawal syndrome in surgical patients", this idea is questionable as the signs and symptoms of hangover and alcohol withdrawal are very different. In the second, hangovers are partly attributed to methanol metabolism. Levels of methanol, present as a congener in alcohol, have been correlated with severity of hangover and methanol metabolism to
1080-463: The Netherlands). In Norwegian it is usually called repareringspils , meaning a "beer to repair". In Czech , it is called vyprošťovák ("extricator"). In Swedish , drinking alcohol to relieve a hangover is called having an återställare , which translates roughly to "restorer". In Danish , a beer the day after drinking is called a reparationsbajer , which translates to "repair beer". There
1125-401: The bowels". In China, alcohol drunk to relieve a hangover is called huíhúnjiǔ (回魂酒), which literally translates as "the drink that brings back your soul". In Japan, the equivalent phrase is mukaezake (迎え酒), which can be literally translated as “alcohol for facing (greeting) the next day.” In Cape Afrikaans , drinking alcohol to cure a hangover ( babbelas ) is called kopskiet , or "shot to
1170-464: The collection of recyclable materials Vehicles and vessels [ edit ] Recovery truck or recovery vehicle, used to move or assist other vehicles Vehicle recovery (military) , a type of military operation conducted to extricate vehicles that have become immobile Recovery – one of several ships by that name Other uses [ edit ] Recovery auditing , a systematic review of financial transactions Recovery, Georgia ,
1215-464: The collection of recyclable materials Vehicles and vessels [ edit ] Recovery truck or recovery vehicle, used to move or assist other vehicles Vehicle recovery (military) , a type of military operation conducted to extricate vehicles that have become immobile Recovery – one of several ships by that name Other uses [ edit ] Recovery auditing , a systematic review of financial transactions Recovery, Georgia ,
1260-494: The dog in the bite wound. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer writes in the Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898): "In Scotland it is a popular belief that a few hairs of the dog that bit you applied to the wound will prevent evil consequences. Applied to drinks, it means, if overnight you have indulged too freely, take a glass of the same wine within 24 hours to soothe the nerves. 'If this dog do you bite, soon as out of your bed, take
1305-418: The dog is called "a wedge" ( klin ), mirroring the concept of dislodging a stuck wedge with another one; hence the popular Polish phrase "[to dislodge] a wedge [with] a wedge" – [wybijać] klin klinem – which is used figuratively both with regard to alcohol and in other contexts. In Bulgarian , the phrase is Клин клин избива (using the "wedge" metaphor common in other Slavic languages). The proper Russian term
1350-407: The free dictionary. Recovery or Recover may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Books [ edit ] Recovery (novel) , a Star Wars e-book Recovery Version , a translation of the Bible with footnotes published by Living Stream Ministry Film and television [ edit ] Recovery (film) , a 2007 BBC television drama Recovery (TV series) ,
1395-485: The head". In Tanzania, the equivalent Swahili phrase used is kuzimua , which means "assist to wake up after a coma". The phrase also exists in (Sheng) Swahili Slang: in Kenya, taking alcohol to relieve a hangover is called kutoa lock , translating to "removing the lock". There are at least two hypotheses as to how "hair of the dog" works. In the first, hangovers are viewed as the first stage of alcohol withdrawal , which
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1485-437: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recovery&oldid=1256752378 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hair of the dog The expression originally referred to a method of treatment for a rabid dog bite by placing hair from
1530-463: The late 17th century. In the 1930s cocktails known as Corpse Revivers were served in hotels. The phrase also exists in Hungarian , where the literal translation to English is "(You may cure) the dog's bite with its fur", but has evolved into a short phrase ("kutyaharapást szőrével") that is used frequently in other contexts when one is trying to express that the solution to a problem is more of
1575-418: The morning after drinking too much is called 迎え酒 ( mukae-zake ), which roughly translates as "counter drinking". In Austria people talk about having a "repair-beer" ( Reparatur-Seidl ). The Dutch have also coined the portmanteaux reparadler and reparipa , referring to Radler and IPA as repair beverages. The term "Morning-afterpils" is also used (“ pils ” being one of the most popular types of beer in
1620-463: The overall system with another Recovery, when the threats to species survival are neutralized under an endangered species recovery plan created pursuant to the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Recovery, extraction of petroleum , the primary, secondary or tertiary recovery of petroleum Forensic recovery, where a search and rescue mission involves, or transitions to, missing persons expected to be dead rather than alive Resource recovery ,
1665-463: The overall system with another Recovery, when the threats to species survival are neutralized under an endangered species recovery plan created pursuant to the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Recovery, extraction of petroleum , the primary, secondary or tertiary recovery of petroleum Forensic recovery, where a search and rescue mission involves, or transitions to, missing persons expected to be dead rather than alive Resource recovery ,
1710-576: The phrase Un clavo saca otro clavo ("A nail pulls out another nail"). In all three cases, the English translation is "a nail dislodges a nail", though these phrases are not exclusively used to refer to the hangover cure. In German , drinking alcohol the next morning to relieve the symptoms is sometimes described as "having a counter-beer" ( ein Konterbier trinken ), and in Japan, drinking alcohol in
1755-531: The problem. Among the Irish and Mexicans, the phrase "The Cure" ( curarse la cruda in Spanish) is often used instead of "hair of the dog". It is used, often sarcastically, in the question "Going for a Cure?". In Portuguese , people speak of "a rebound" ( uma rebatida ), meaning the recoil of the hangover). In some Slavic languages (Polish, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, and Russian), hair of
1800-433: The process of extracting any valid data from a device after a corruption, bootloop, or soft brick, usually followed by reinstalling the system image IT disaster recovery , continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster Energy recovery , techniques and methods of minimising the input of energy to an overall system by the exchange of energy from one sub-system of
1845-433: The process of extracting any valid data from a device after a corruption, bootloop, or soft brick, usually followed by reinstalling the system image IT disaster recovery , continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster Energy recovery , techniques and methods of minimising the input of energy to an overall system by the exchange of energy from one sub-system of
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1890-500: The recovery room, used after surgery Ownership [ edit ] Civil recovery , legal return of property obtained through unlawful means Common recovery , a fictitious legal proceeding in England Recovery, the finding and reporting of a ringed bird Recovery or repossession , recovering ownership of property Science and technology [ edit ] Recovery (Android) Recovery (metallurgy) ,
1935-433: The recovery room, used after surgery Ownership [ edit ] Civil recovery , legal return of property obtained through unlawful means Common recovery , a fictitious legal proceeding in England Recovery, the finding and reporting of a ringed bird Recovery or repossession , recovering ownership of property Science and technology [ edit ] Recovery (Android) Recovery (metallurgy) ,
1980-461: The same concept. In French , soigner le mal par le mal ("cure evil with evil") refers to the ancient belief of fitting a disease with the same origins and is said in case of a hangover as you drink again. In Icelandic , a hangover cure is called Afréttari , translating to "a straightener", which plays upon the idea that if you are feeling hungover, the first drink will "straighten you out" or lift you back up to your normal state. In Colombia,
2025-468: The same expresion is used: pelos de la misma perra ("hair of the same dog"). In Costa Rica (Central America), the dog is replaced with a pig, as in "hair of the same pig" ( pelos de la misma chancha in Central America). In Puerto Rico, the relevant expression is matar al ratón , or "to kill the mouse". The earliest known reference to the phrase "hair of the dog" in connection with drunkenness
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