regmaker

English

Alternative forms

• regemaker, regmaaker

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans regmaker, from reg (“right”) +‎ maker (“maker”).

Noun

regmaker (plural regmakers)

1. (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.
• Jonathon Green (2024) “regmaker n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• “regmaker”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.