Placebo Hangover

A phenomenon that can only be put down to self trickery.
When you go out one night and decide not to drink, everyone else around you is drinking or already drunk to the point of obliteration. You go about your night sobre, maybe get caught up in the present drunken vibe, retire late / early morning - with everybody else.
You wake up at an un-godly hour of the day due to the late night - BUT, you feel shittier than times when you've been unrealistically drunk.

It is clear that the brain is either so used to dealing with excessive alcohol - blood ratio on a saturday night, it brings you down the next day regardless, OR you are such a lightweight, that just being around alcohol is enough to bring on a hangover.

Personal experience shows the latter observation to be false.

Dude 1: Dude, I feel WORSE today than most hangovers .. W..T..F!?! I was sobre all night!

Dude 2: Placebo Hangover dude *shakes head* .. my condolences

by RyRy28 September 16, 2011

Placeblow

The act of simulating a blowjob by starting off with your mouth but finishing with your hand, all while maintaining an up and down head motion. Good for larger penises. (Pronounced pluh-cee-blo)

My jaw was tired and it was dark in there, so I just gave him a placeblow. He said it was the best BJ he ever had.

by jennab November 6, 2013

Placebo

A pill given to hypochondriacts that makes them think it will cure them, even though it's an inactve pill with no effect. Some people just need attention to feel better, and a placebo does the job.

This lady had herself convinced she was so sick, that I gave her a placebo to appease her desire for medication.

by Styles Pigpen June 22, 2003

placebo

1) A pill that contains nothing medically useful or harmful for the body, but is still meant to treat you using the placebo effect, which is
2) an as yet unproven effect where the body cures itself in the belief that it is going to be cured.

The placebo shows a success rate in nearly one third of the people it was tested on.

by Gunkglumb June 2, 2005

placebo

Innefective medication given to someone to psychologically make them well. They think that they have been given medication that makes them better so their mind makes themself get better because they think the drug is taking effect. Confusing.

Dr. Jimbob: We got a guy at the front desk complaining that he is critically ill. I don't think he is though, I mean I've checked him over and he's fine.

Dr. Thomas: Just give him a placebo, that should sort it.

by Craig March 26, 2005

placebo button

Pedestrian use button placed at traffic lights so that mere citizens are deluded that they actually have some sort of control over the sequence of said traffic signals where in actual fact the system is of 1950s vintage & will change colour every ten minutes regardless.

"Ah! the lights are against me, but what's this? A control button! I'll press this & the little white man will flash & I'll be on my way. Isn't technology great!" Another cruel trick from our heartless government,a placebo button.

by Alex & Bonzo Dogg November 16, 2006

placebo high

when everyone abound u is high and then you fell high

wow, everyone is high around me, I also fell high, I am/feel placebo high.

by _vdod_69 November 27, 2021