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Hangover
//ˈhæŋoʊvɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
"I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon."
- 2 something that has survived from the past wordnet
- 3 Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
"Don't go overboard and find yourself with a sugar hangover that lasts for days and makes your diet days that much harder."
- 4 an official who remains in office after their term wordnet
- 5 An unpleasant relic left from prior events. figuratively
"The one hangover from high school that colored part of my college career was the social requirement of having a boyfriend."
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- 6 disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) wordnet
- 7 A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope. historical
"At the Twopenny Hangover, the lodgers sit in a row on a bench; there is a rope in front of them, and they lean on this as though leaning over a fence. A man, humorously called the valet, cuts the rope at five in the morning."
Etymology
American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Second sense was first attested in 1894.
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