sick headache

noun

1. migraine.

sick headache

noun

1. a headache accompanied by nausea
2. See migraine
   a nontechnical name for migraine

Word History and Origins

Origin of sick headache¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

The fumes of the tobacco were carried by the air into the house, and brought back Ruth's sick headache.

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Martha says she has a bad sick headache and ain't been outside the house fur four or five days.

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Her look of dismay, and vehement disclaimer—'Inside of you, Miss, when you have just had a sick-headache for five days!'

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When the next Thursday evening came Mag was confined to her room by a sick headache, from which she had been suffering all day.

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"Bless the child, it's nothin' but a sick-headache," whispered Emma.

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