the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
something remaining behind from a former period or state of affairs.
any aftermath of or lingering effect from a distressing experience: the post-Watergate hangover in Washington.
Origin of hangover
1890–95, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase hang over
SYNONYMS FOR hangover
1 queasiness, sickishness, qualm, nausea.
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Words nearby hangover
hang on someone's words, hang on to your hat, hangout, hang out one's shingle, hang out to dry, hangover, hangry, Hang Seng Index, hangtag, hang time, hang together
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The hangover you get after celebrating your 10th closed deal in a single month.
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Coca-Cola was a wildly popular drink and hangover remedy because, well, it contained cocaine.
The Hangover star, currently in the critically acclaimed Birdman, certainly knows how to bring the funny as well as the awkward.
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The 200 citizens were all beaming as they left, taking their positive energy with them, hangover free.
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"El Hassan is turning out to be a hangover all right," Elmer Allen grunted, choosing to misinterpret his teammate's words.
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The Omans do altogether too good a job on them and there's no such thing as a hangover.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith
For a moment his hangover dominated, but then it all came back.
Mate in Two Moves|Winston Marks
When he had awakened, it had been with the euphoria all gone and with his present hangover.
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Hangover or no hangover, Malone told himself grimly, there was work to be done.
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British Dictionary definitions for hangover
hangover
/ (ˈhæŋˌəʊvə) /
noun
the delayed aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol in a relatively short period of time, characterized by headache and sometimes nausea and dizziness
a person or thing left over from or influenced by a past age
Remain suspended or unsettled, as in They plan to let the vote hang over until the next session. This usage alludes to something suspended or floating in the air. [c. 1200]
2
Also, hang over one's head. Threaten or be imminent, as in I've got that test hanging over me, or A stiff fine is hanging over his head. [Mid-1500s] Also see hang by a thread.