sundowner
Dusk-time alcoholic beverage
Sundowner has several meanings united by the setting sun.
In Australian English, a sundowner is a tramp who arrives at a station at sundown, too late to work but in time for food and lodging.
In British and South African usage, a sundowner is an alcoholic drink taken at sunset: We had sundowners on the veranda.
In medicine, sundowner or sundowning describes elderly patients, especially those with dementia, who become confused or agitated as evening approaches.
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
- behavioral changesAlterations in conduct
restlessness · anxiety · irritability · mood swings · Alzheimer's · dementia · caregiver · sleep disturbance
Mixed alcoholic beverage
- aperitifPre-meal alcoholic beverage
- gin and tonicJuniper spirit with tonic water
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- safari lodgeWilderness resort near animals
happy hour · colonial · game drive · tusker
Traveling group with goods
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- campervanSelf-propelled recreational vehicle
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
- motorhomeSelf-propelled living quarters
touring · wanderer · bush camping · rest stop · roadhouse
Vast colonial domain
- pith helmetLightweight tropical sun hat
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- gin and tonicJuniper spirit with tonic water
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
behavioral changes · restlessness · anxiety · irritability · mood swings · Alzheimer's · dementia · caregiver · sleep disturbance · nursing home
cocktail
Mixed alcoholic beverage
- aperitifPre-meal alcoholic beverage
- gin and tonicJuniper spirit with tonic water
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
safari lodge · happy hour · colonial · game drive · tusker
caravan
Traveling group with goods
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- campervanSelf-propelled recreational vehicle
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
motorhome · touring · wanderer · bush camping · rest stop · roadhouse
British Empire
Vast colonial domain
- pith helmetLightweight tropical sun hat
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- gin and tonicJuniper spirit with tonic water
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- windswind, breeze, gust, gusts, gale
- Anglo-Indiansahib, memsahib, wallah, pukka, raj
- South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban
- African savannaacacia, acacia tree, baobab, baobab tree, cheetah
- safarisafari, safari park, game reserve, game reserves, safari lodge
sundownereye-opener
Startling piece of information
nightcap · hair of the dog · bracer · mimosa · Bloody Mary
- sundown townsSegregated communities expelling minorities nightly