hang|o|ver

hang|o|ver
hang|o|ver «HANG OH vuhr», noun.
1. Informal. something that remains from an earlier time or condition: »

His thrift was a hangover from his poverty-stricken childhood.

2. a condition of headache, nausea, or other symptoms of distress, resulting from drinking too much alcoholic liquor, often occurring in the morning: »

to have a hangover the day after a late party. Figurative. The spiritual hangover of the Lost Generation has gone on for a quarter of a century (Time).


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