Blame it on the alcohol gout

Glossary of difficult words

gout - a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis; often strongly associated with consumption of alcohol; known historically as the rich man’s disease, in part because of the association with alcohol;

slacker - a person who avoids work or effort;

pigswill - weak, inferior liquor; anything of inferior quality; kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs;

synapse - a junction between two nerve cells.