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The use of the word "drunk" to signify being overcome by substances other than alcohol is long-established, e.g. drunk with opium (1585), or with tobacco (1698). [2]In October 1905, Thomas Edison (then 58 years old) declared that "the country is food drunk.... the people eat too much and sleep too much, and don't work enough". [3]
People having drunk heavily for several days or weeks may have withdrawal symptoms after the acute intoxication has subsided. [ 35 ] A person consuming a dangerous amount of alcohol persistently can develop memory blackouts and idiosyncratic intoxication or pathological drunkenness symptoms. [ 36 ]
Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract , and a ...
to wash the dishes; to clean after eating food, hence washing-up liquid (US dish soap) to wash one's hands and face; to clean before eating food watershed (orig. sense, now nontech.) a ridge of hills (which "sheds water") separating two river drainage basins; water parting *(old-fashioned or nontechnical in US; US usu. divide)
In the 21st century, food addiction are often associated with eating disorders. [5] The term binge eating is defined as eating an unhealthy amount of food while feeling that one's sense of control has been lost. [6] Food addiction initially presents in the form of cravings, which cause a feeling that one cannot cope without the food in question ...
A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects usually following the consumption of alcohol, such as wine, beer, and liquor. ...
Drunk, a 2017 album by Thundercat "Drunk" (Jimmy Liggins song), 1953 "Drunk" (Ed Sheeran song), 2012 "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" a song by Elle King and Miranda Lambert, 2021; Drunk, an album by Vic Chesnutt, 1993 "Drunk", a song by Kylie Minogue from Impossible Princess, 1997 "Drunk", a song by Viola Beach from Viola Beach, 2016