hangover
pronunciation
How to pronounce hangover in British English:
UK [ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)]
How to pronounce hangover in American English:
US [ˈhæŋoʊvər]
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- Noun:
- disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
- an official who remains in office after his term
- something that has survived from the past
Word Origin
- hangover (n.)
- also hang-over, 1894, "a survival, a thing left over from before," from hang (v.) + over. Meaning "after-effect of excessive drinking" is attested by 1902, American English, on notion of something left over from the night before.
Example
- 1. Its hard to do too much work with a hangover .
- 2. They think the household-debt hangover could end by mid-2013 .
- 3. Some argue that this is a hangover of the excessive debt built up during the bubble years .
- 4. But hangover symptoms are not just physical ; they are cognitive as well .
- 5. If you took other drugs as well , your hangover may be worse .