hungover

Also hung over

[huhng-oh-ver]

adjective

1. suffering the effects of a hangover.

   On New Year's Day the houseguests were all hungover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hungover¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The following morning, slightly hungover, a rumour reaches them about some holidaymakers on the island who have fallen ill with a mystery virus and been quarantined in their hotel.

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She admits she hadn't even been very happy with the video: "I was a bit hungover from New Year."

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It strikes me as funny because, of course, he would send a picture — he’s a photographer, after all — but I realize what he’s really doing is sending me confirmation that he’s not in bed hungover or finishing his lunch.

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He doesn’t and learns the hard way that it’s tough to think when you’re hungover.

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“Although he asserts he was never high while filming ‘Friends,’ he’d often be sick or hungover,” former staff writer Christina Veta wrote in The Times’ review of the memoir.

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