hungover
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hungover
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Most people would have returned to teaching calculus to hungover sophomores, but Simons doubled down.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
If you want to see her character’s influence, take a scroll through some Instagram carousels while hungover on November 1.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
“The boys are probably a little bit hungover from last week’s performance. They were devastated. We didn’t fire any shots at all,” Tonga coach Toutai Kefu said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023
“The flight on the way home, we were all a little tender and hungover, but we were already planning what we can do better at the next Ryder Cup to bring it back.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023
The thing he could not speak of hungover the little green room like an invisible presence, ruining, it seemed to Ranofer, everything he did speak of.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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