junk sickness

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Meaning · English

Nausea or other flulike symptoms experienced by the user of a narcotic the following day or after the effects begin to subside.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “junk sickness” mean?

Nausea or other flulike symptoms experienced by the user of a narcotic the following day or after the effects begin to subside.

Is “junk sickness” formal or informal?

junk sickness is generally slang.