Hangover Definition

hăngōvər
hangovers
noun
hangovers
Something remaining from a previous time or state; a survival.
Webster's New World
A condition characterized by headache, nausea, etc. as an aftereffect of drinking much alcoholic liquor.
Webster's New World
A letdown, as after a period of excitement.
American Heritage
A vestige; a holdover.
Hangovers from prewar legislation.
American Heritage

An unpleasant relic left from prior events.

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Other Word Forms of Hangover

Noun

Singular:
hangover
Plural:
hangovers

Origin of Hangover

  • American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Second sense was first attested in 1894.

    From Wiktionary

Hangover Sentence Examples

  • When it comes to serious problems that can have lifelong effects, drunk high school girls have much more to worry about than a hangover the next day.

  • She knew if she woke up too fast, she'd feel like she had a hangover.

  • That job led to one cast member - Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick, aka "the Kim Kardashian of Staten Island" - getting kicked off the show early when she refused to show up for her shift while nursing a hangover.

  • Other films include Tag, Gigii, Strip Search, New York I Love You, The Hangover, The Rebound, Trust the Man and Failure to Launch.

  • It's worse than a hangover.

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