hangover
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.
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How to use hangover in a sentence
Much like a hangover, there is no precise cure for this ailment.
“The hangover of Brexit starts now,” says Nicholas Bloom, an economist at Stanford who has studied the economic effects of the 2016 referendum.
The Brexit deal is done but the damage to the UK economy is just getting started | Walter Frick | December 24, 2020 | QuartzThe looming policies investors are ignoring could bring a long hangover.
Stocks in ‘election-sensitive’ sectors seem oblivious to which candidate wins. Why? | Shawn Tully | October 18, 2020 | FortuneThat the detonation of nuclear bombs would mark the start of our new epoch is perhaps not the best harbinger of what is to come—much like starting the New Year with a hangover instead of a polar bear plunge.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green | Summer Praetorius | September 16, 2020 | NautilusOur underarm stink may well be an “evolutionary hangover” from our ancient ancestors.
Stinky success: Scientists identify the chemistry of B.O. | Alison Pearce Stevens | September 15, 2020 | Science News For Students
Coca-Cola was a wildly popular drink and hangover remedy because, well, it contained cocaine.
The tradition has lasted ever since, being seen as a great natural hangover remedy throughout the world.
By the late 1600s, chemists and herbalists had begun to concoct their own scientific mixtures for curing the hangover.
hangover Rx: “The old ‘hair of the dog’ is pretty much just a myth,” says White.
One can only assume the hangover cries: “whoa, who did I vote for last night?”
Could have gone out of his way to be pleasant to customers, not snap at them when he had a terrific hangover.
The Day Time Stopped Moving | Bradner BucknerHe didn't speak English and my high school German was inadequate, especially accompanied by a blockbusting hangover.
Unborn Tomorrow | Dallas McCord ReynoldsBless you, my son, and may you have a big enough hangover to show you the wickedness of your ways.
Rastignac the Devil | Philip Jos FarmerAs the hangover began to wear off—a little—I was almost sorry I hadn't been able to stay.
Unborn Tomorrow | Dallas McCord ReynoldsAnd he found that he had an awful hangover from the knockout drug, and the slapping around he had received.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for hangover
/ (ˈhæŋˌəʊvə) /
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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hangover
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]
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