迎むかい酒ざけ

noun

hair of the dog; morning drink to cure a hangover

Refers to drinking alcohol the morning after heavy drinking, with the belief that it alleviates hangover symptoms. The cross-reference むかえざけ is a variant reading.

See also: むかえざけ

• 二ふつ日か酔よいがひどくて、迎むかい酒ざけを飲のんだ。

  My hangover was so bad that I had a hair of the dog.

• 迎むかい酒ざけは逆ぎゃく効こう果かだと言いう人ひともいる。

  Some people say that a morning drink to cure a hangover is counterproductive.