What is "hair of the dog"

n. (context idiomatic English) An alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.

n. an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

"Hair of the dog" is a colloquial expression in the English language predominantly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover.

Hair of the Dog is the sixth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1975. The album was recorded at Escape Studios, Kent, with additional recording and mixing at AIR Studios, London, and is the band's biggest selling album, having sold two million copies worldwide.

After three albums with Deep Purple's Roger Glover producing, Manny Charlton stepped into that position, one he filled for several subsequent albums.

It was Nazareth's first big hit album (aside from the minor success of Razamanaz), including classics such as the title track, " Love Hurts" (on the US version, but not the Canadian/European, it replaced the original "Guilty"), "Beggars Day" and "Please Don't Judas Me".

The album title is often considered to be a shortened form of the phrase describing a folk hangover cure, "the hair of the dog that bit you". However, according to Dan McCafferty, the title is a play on "heir of the dog", i.e. a "son of a bitch". This was the title the band had intended for the album, but the label did not approve and had the name changed.

The album was first reissued on CD in 1990. There are also remastered editions released since 1997 with different sets of bonus tracks.

Hair of the dog is a colloquial English expression describing a cure or treatment for an alcohol-induced hangover.

Hair of the dog may also refer to:

• Hair of the Dog (film), a 1962 British film starring John Le Mesurier
• Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, a microbrewery located in Portland, Oregon
• Coat (dog), the hair covering the body of the domesticated dog
• Hair of the Dog, Episode 148 of the Mythbusters television series

An album:

• Hair of the Dog (album), a 1975 album by Nazareth
• Hair of the Dog, a 1989 compilation album by Tankard

A song:

• "Hair of the Dog" (song), by Nazareth from the album of the same name
• "Hair of the Dog", by Mud from the 1975 album Use Your Imagination
• "Hair of the Dog", by Bauhaus from the 1981 album Mask
• "Hair of the Dog", by the Ramones from the 1986 album Animal Boy
• "Hair of the Dog", by Loverboy from the 1997 album Six
• "Hair of the Dog", by Shooter Jennings from the 2006 album Electric Rodeo
• "Hair of the Dog", by Senses Fail from the 2008 album Life Is Not a Waiting Room

"Hair of the Dog" is the title track of Nazareth's 1975 album Hair of the Dog. It is sometimes called "Son of a Bitch" because of the repeated lyric in the hook ("Now you're messing with a son of a bitch"). The song is about a charming and manipulative woman who can get men to acquiesce to her every need. The singer is letting her know that she has met her match in him, a self-described "son of a bitch."

"Hair of the Dog" uses a talk box extensively during its bridge. The song's title, which does not appear in the lyrics, is a pun (" hair of the dog" = " heir of the dog" = "son of a bitch").

Hair of the Dog is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Reginald Beckwith, Dorinda Stevens and John Le Mesurier.