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hangover

han·go·ver

UK/ˈhæŋəʊ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɵ̞ʊ̯vəː/ US/ˈhæŋəʉ̯vəː/ ~ /ˈhæŋɐʉ̯vəː/ fairly common

noun

1.

disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

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2.

an official who remains in office after his term

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3.

something that has survived from the past

  • “a holdover from the sixties”
  • “hangovers from the 19th century”
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Origin

American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Third sense was first attested in 1894.

Phrases

  • social hangover

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