green around the gills


the pasty pallor a person gets when a wave of nausea hits them characterized by paleness in the cheeks and lips, half lidded eyes, and lethargy. often -ssociated with overindulgence and pre-puke drools. can also be used to describe motion sickness as in sea sickness or car sickness.
dude 1: ughhh, i shouldn’t have shot all those jagermeisters.

dude 2: yeah but that fifth of wild turkey didn’t help. you’re definitely green around the gills.

dude 1: ohhh gawd i’m gonna hurl!

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