Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morning after

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables
morn-ing after
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The morning after a night of drinking, when one feels its after-effects and is hungover.

Etymology

Ellipsis of morning after the night before. Compare French lendemain de veille.

Inflected Forms

morning afters (plural) mornings after (plural)

Phrases

morning-after pill in the cold light of day

Frequently Paired Words

morning-after pill in the cold light of day

Questions

What does morning after mean?
The morning after a night of drinking, when one feels its after-effects and is hungover.
Where does morning after come from?
Ellipsis of morning after the night before. Compare French lendemain de veille.

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