chateau migraine

noun

Wine or other spirits of low quality, thought to cause a headache.

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Meanings

chateau migraine1

nounchateau migraine (plural chateau migraines)

plural chateau migraines

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Chateau Migraine.

Chateau Migraine2

nounChateau Migraine (plural Chateau Migraines or (less common) Chateaux Migraine)

plural Chateau Migraines · plural uncommon Chateaux Migraine · alternative Château Migraine · alternative château migraine · alternative chateau migraine

  1. humorousslangWine or other spirits of low quality, thought to cause a headache.

    The flesh therefore does not determine the color. What determines the color is the intensity of natural dyes that are present in the grape skin (and in the cheap stuff the added dyes, abundantly present in most "Chateau Migraines").

    2019, Roel Peters, “Rosé”, in RP Vinos

Origin

From chateau (“a wine-producing estate”) + migraine (“a severe headache”). Compare, for example, Château d'Armailhac or numerous other French wineries.

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APA

chateau migraine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateau%20migraine

MLA

“chateau migraine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateau%20migraine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chateau migraine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chateau%20migraine.

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