Term Gallery logo

Meanings of hangover in English

Portuguese
ressaca

Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

ressaca

An official who remains in office after his term.

The sickness, nausea and headaches that occur the morning after a person drinks too much alcohol.

Usage of hangover in English
1
She was right though, he could really do without a hangover today.
Blood harvest
2
The best way to cure your hangover is to start drinking again.
The South African
3
Even after two bottles I did not really have a hangover today.
The Guardian
4
A court in Frankfurt ruled recently that a hangover is an illness.
The Irish Times
5
They call them 'hangover palms' because of the strength of the brew.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
6
Selig believed the difference, naturally, was the hangover effect of chasing Ruth.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
7
It's a bit like saying what's a quick solution to my hangover?
The Guardian
8
The candidness is welcome but not enough to avoid a governance hangover.
Reuters
9
The players were suffering from a hangover physical or psychological, perhaps both.
The Guardian
10
The joy and laughter of yesterday is sure the hangover of today.
The Sorrows of a Show Girl: A Story of the Great "White Way"
11
But some studies suggest that acetaldehyde levels don't correlate with hangover severity.
BBC
12
I thought the hangover and the pounding people received would have lingered.
Reuters
13
Perhaps this is the hangover having featured in every game last season.
The Guardian
14
Four fine no-frills restaurants dole out tripe soup, supposedly a hangover cure.
The Guardian
15
Even the hangover that no longer existed had come back to life.
Dayworld
16
Besides, it'll help metabolize that alcohol and get you over your hangover.
The player
About this term
More collocations
Translations for hangover
Portuguese
ressaca
Hangover through the time
Hangover across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
More variants