hangover

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hangover

A few hangovers from the 19th century remain in the city's architecture.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An unpleasant physical and mental state following the consumption of alcohol: A hangover is the collection of symptoms, such as headache, nausea, and fatigue, experienced after drinking too much alcohol.
    • A vestige or survival from the past: A hangover can also refer to something, such as a custom, feeling, or practice, that remains from an earlier time, often seen as outdated or no longer appropriate.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Aftereffects of alcohol):
    • He had a terrible hangover after the party.
    • Drinking water can help prevent a hangover.
  • Noun (Survival from the past):
    • The strict dress code is a hangover from the company's more formal era.
    • These ancient traditions are hangovers from a forgotten age.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a hangover": to be suffering from the effects of drinking too much alcohol.
    • She called in sick because she had a hangover.
  • "a cultural hangover": a persistent attitude or custom from a previous period.
    • The distrust of outsiders is a cultural hangover from the war.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hangover cure (n): a supposed remedy for the symptoms of a hangover.
    • He swears by greasy food as a hangover cure.
  • Hangoverish (adj): resembling or characteristic of a hangover (informal).
    • I feel very hangoverish this morning.
Synonyms
  • Aftereffects: consequences following an event, especially unpleasant ones.
  • Vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
  • Holdover: something that remains from a previous time or system.
Related Phrases
  • Hung over (adj): suffering from a hangover.
    • He was too hung over to go to work.
  • Hangover headache (n): the specific headache associated with a hangover.
    • Nothing seems to cure my hangover headache.
Related Idioms
  • A political hangover: lingering negative effects or outdated structures from a previous political period.
    • The current economic policies are a political hangover from the last administration.
hangover

A few hangovers from the 19th century remain in the city's architecture.

Noun
  1. something that has survived from the past
    • a holdover from the sixties
    • hangovers from the 19th century
  2. an official who remains in office after his term
  3. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

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