hangover
/ˈhæŋəʉ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɐʉ̯vəː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.50 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
noun
Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
noun
An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
noun
A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.
Example Sentences
- "I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon."
- "Don't go overboard and find yourself with a sugar hangover that lasts for days and makes your diet days that much harder."
- "So today I walk into Dr. Singer's office with a heroin hangover, a headache like hell, vomiting, shaking, jonesing. I cannot bear to admit to her that it's come to this. I've been doing so well. But I missed therapy the whole time I was locked up […]"
- "On the other hand, I was already drunk, and wasn't a heroin hangover preferable to the alcohol kind any day of the week?"
- "We're left with our unmet needs and a sugar high that will quickly turn into a sugar hangover. So the craving rises again, calling out to us “Feed me!” and again we take the easy route and stuff it back down with food."
- "You know nothing about despair until you have experienced a coffee hangover. This is where you lose the run of yourself and have two double espressos in a row. Ten minutes later you have a weird feeling you are going to puke out through your toes."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæŋəʉ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɐʉ̯vəː/
- British English: /ˈhæŋəʊ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɵ̞ʊ̯vəː/