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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KOHN" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

A brutal hangover, the kind that leaves you useless for the entire next day. Spain's souped-up version of a regular hangover.

Examples

I've got such a massive hangover I can't even open my eyes.

After a big night of partying comes the inevitable epic hangover.

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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "sah" (as in "salsa") + "KOHN" (as in "coat")/

Meaning

An epic, skull-cracking hangover after serious alcohol excess. In Spain, resacón is the intensified form of "resaca" (regular hangover), cranked up to a level where sunlight feels like a personal attack, getting out of bed seems impossible, and you swear you will never drink again.

Examples

Tengo un resacón tremendo, no puedo ni levantarme.

I have a brutal hangover, I can't even get out of bed.

Después de la boda nos quedó un resacón de tres días.

After the wedding, we were destroyed by a three-day hangover.

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A street vendor who pushes a steam cart at night selling roasted sweet potatoes and plantains in Mexico. The cart's piercing whistle is heard blocks away and is one of the most iconic sounds of the Mexican night.