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hangover

'hæŋәuvә4 senses · 59 ms
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noun/ˈhæŋəʊ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɵ̞ʊ̯vəː//ˈhæŋəʉ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɐʉ̯vəː//ˈhæŋoʊ̯vɚ/ ~ /ˈhæŋɔʊ̯vɚ/
  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

    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.
    • On the other hand, I was already drunk, and wasn't a heroin hangover preferable to the alcohol kind any day of the week?
  3. 3

    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.
  4. 4

    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.

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