oedipus complex: a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
complex: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
sour mash: a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys