hangover
Meaning
- Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
- Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
- (figuratively) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
- (historical) A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.
Opposite of
afterglow
Synonyms
Translations
Kater
gueule de bois
resaca
ressaca
dopo sbornia
crapula
ressaca
خمار postumi della sbornia
katerFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæŋoʊvɚ/
Etymology
American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Second sense was first attested in 1894.
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