sick headache

American  

noun

1. migraine.

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sick headache British  

noun

1. a headache accompanied by nausea

2. a nontechnical name for migraine

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Etymology

Origin of sick headache

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

“I got a sick headache,” she said, like it was my fault, and put her hand up to her forehead as she faded back into the room.

From Literature

Like Middleton, he had physical symptoms, which he described as “a sick headache, a heavy dull feeling, until it is as if a band of steel were around my head.”

From The New Yorker

Plus, the heat aggravated her crippling sick headaches, and she had to resort to a big spoonful of Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, known to be the Best Blood Purifier for Women.

From Literature

When she reached the narrow hallway she was reminded that her grandmother was home with a sick headache.

From Literature

"It is only a sick headache!" he said finally, with bluntness which was meant for encouragement.

From Project Gutenberg