chateau migraine
See also: Chateau Migraine and château migraine
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Noun edit
chateau migraine (plural chateau migraines)
- Alternative letter-case form of Chateau Migraine
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Etymology edit
The term chateau is used in imitation of the many French wines named after a château (“castle”), with migraine (“migraine”) added for humorous effect, as it is itself a French loanword and would seem a plausible name for a wine if it were not for its actual meaning.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chateau migraine m (plural chateau migraines or chateaux migraines, diminutive chateautje migraine n)
- (humorous) cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a headache
- 2013, M. Blum, L.F. Kaiser, Trouwen voor Dummies, Pearson Education, page 142:
- Afhankelijk van het huis kan dit een prima wijntje zijn of chateau migraine.
- Depending on the house, this can be a perfectly good wine or a chateau migraine.