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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans regmaker, from reg (“right”) + maker (“maker”).
Noun
regmaker (plural regmakers)
- (South Africa) A drink or medicine taken as a hangover cure.
- Synonym: pick-me-up
1975, Sheila Roberts, Outside Life's Feast: Short Stories, Johannesburg: Ad. Donker, →ISBN, page 26:It is dark inside after the bright sun but I feel for my chair and reach for the salt for my eggs and I hear him say in a slow begging voice Anna get me a regmaker.
Further reading
- “regmaker, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2024.
- “regmaker n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
- “regmaker”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.