It means to take a shot of whatever you drank the night before when you have a hangover, but how did it start to mean this?
Any thoughts?
2006-06-24 05:58:44 · 5 answers · asked by plowmscat 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Try this link--it's a pretty funny explanation.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010613
2006-06-24 06:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by magnamamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows exactly, but the phrase dates at least back to Shakespeare. It's believed to have come from a time when people believed that if you took a few hairs from a dog that bit you and placed them in the wound it would prevent evil consequences.
2006-06-24 13:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by Farly the Seer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some old wives takes the cure for rabbi's contained hair from the dog that bit you hence , the origin of the phrase.
2006-06-24 13:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to quit laughing about the Rabbis first!
2006-06-24 14:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea...but for some reason Rabies comes to mind!
2006-06-24 13:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋