Hangover

//ˈhæŋoʊvɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    something that has survived from the past wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    an official who remains in office after their term wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) wordnet
  2. 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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