woofitsn.
/ˈwuːfɪts/ slang.
An unwell feeling, esp. in the head; moody depression.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state
untemperateness1398
mistemperancec1485
mistemper1549
intemperature1559
mistemperateness1561
mistempering1561
dissension1582
indisposition1598
undisposedness1600
untune1603
disaffection1618
discomposure1646
distemper1648
misaffection1650
indisposedness1654
intemperies1676
intempery1676
intemperament1698
seediness1832
the uglies1846
upset1866
undertone1872
run-downness1890
woofits1918
underfunction1941
underfunctioning1941
the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > fit of
gloominga1400
dumpa1535
mubble fubbles1589
mulligrubs1599
mumps1599
mood1609
blues1741
mopes1742
gloom1744
humdrums1757
dismals1764
horror1768
mournfuls1794
doldrum1811
doleful1822
glumps1825
jim-jams1896
katzenjammer1897
the sniffles1903
mopery1907
joes1916
woofits1918
cafard1924
jimmies1928
the blahs1969
downer1970
1918 J. M. Grider War Birds (1927) 96 Curtis says he is suffering from the Woofits, that dread disease that comes from overeating and underdrinking.
1918 J. M. Grider War Birds (1927) 207 I drank too much coffee before getting up and I'm as nervous as a kitten now. Must be getting the Woofits.
1932 Amer. Speech 7 338 [Johns Hopkins jargon.] Woofits, ailment that comes with ‘the morning after the night before’.
1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose 100 Getting the woofits now, because I don't sleep so good.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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