babalaas /ˈbabəlɑːs 
/ South African English ▸ noun a period of feeling the after-effects of drinking an excess of alcohol; a hangover: now it's quiet here while they sleep off their babalaas
a babalaas after a big night out
[mass noun] in the morning the atmosphere is fuzzy with babalaas.
▸ adjective (of a person) suffering from a hangover; hungover: I'm feeling babalaas.
– ORIGIN Afrikaans, from Zulu ibhabhalazi.
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