Hangover
noun
A feeling of sickness, headache and often depression caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before.
I drank too much at the party last night and woke up with a terrible hangover
Often appears as...
- suffer from a hangover
- have a hangover
noun
Something that continues from an earlier time.
The city's industrial past is a hangover from the days when coal was king
Often appears as...
- a hangover from
- hangover from the past
noun
A feeling of sickness, headache and often depression caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before.
I drank too much at the party last night and woke up with a terrible hangover
Often appears as...
- suffer from a hangover
- have a hangover
noun
Something that continues from an earlier time.
The city's industrial past is a hangover from the days when coal was king
Often appears as...
- a hangover from
- hangover from the past
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Hangover typically describes physical symptoms after drinking too much alcohol.
She skipped breakfast because her hangover made her stomach turn.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitive
Use 'hangover' in casual conversations, not formal situations.
Sorry for canceling our morning jog; I've got a serious hangover.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Metaphorically, 'hangover' can describe lingering effects of past actions.
He has a financial hangover from his wild spending last month.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Hangover typically describes physical symptoms after drinking too much alcohol.
She skipped breakfast because her hangover made her stomach turn.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitive
Use 'hangover' in casual conversations, not formal situations.
Sorry for canceling our morning jog; I've got a serious hangover.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Metaphorically, 'hangover' can describe lingering effects of past actions.
He has a financial hangover from his wild spending last month.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Hangover typically describes physical symptoms after drinking too much alcohol.
She skipped breakfast because her hangover made her stomach turn.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitive
Use 'hangover' in casual conversations, not formal situations.
Sorry for canceling our morning jog; I've got a serious hangover.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Metaphorically, 'hangover' can describe lingering effects of past actions.
He has a financial hangover from his wild spending last month.
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Video examples
How does alcohol cause...
For example, alcohol disrupts levels of many hormones. One of those hormones is cortisol. Normally, fluctuating cortisol levels help regulate wakefulness throughout the day and night. So the disruption in cortisol during a hangover may cause people to feel groggy or disoriented.
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The reality constructed...
a miracle in the idea of life it is this that we are able to exist for a time in defiance of care later you often forget how I say everything was how the tickets almost didn't materialize how the event almost got postponed how a hangover nearly made you miss the flight
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Listening to shame -...
morning after I gave that talk with the worst vulnerability hangover of my life and I actually didn't leave my house for about three days the first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch and when I walked in she was already at the table
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The art of asking -...
tour dates and my new video but about our work and our art and our fears our hangovers our mistakes and we see each other and I think when we really see each other we want to help each other I think people have been obsessed with the
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Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
People always ask me, where do you get your ideas, how do your ideas come? Truth about that one is I had a horrible red wine hangover, in the middle of the night, this came to me like a Xerox -- all I had to do was write it down.
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Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
hangover. There's no scientific evidence in this, but it still happens on a daily basis. The statistic is every day two rhinos are poached for their rhino horn, so it's pretty shocking, really. So why do rhinos get dehorned?
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Listening to shame PIPE...
I woke up the morning after I gave that talk with the worst vulnerability hangover of my life. And I actually didn't leave my house for about three days. The first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch.
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Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
millions of children are held in bondage working on the carpet looms this new owner is sleeping off a hangover while the little kids work in intolerable conditions they're sitting in a dirt pit
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The art of asking PIPE...
and my new video but about our work and our art and our fears and our hangovers, our mistakes, and we see each other. And I think when we really see each other, we want to help each other.
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Art made of the air we...
To breathe, this air is really clean and really fresh. It doesn't so much have a flavor, but it does give your body a really subtle kind of boost of energy. It's really good for hangovers.
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How does alcohol cause...
For example, alcohol disrupts levels of many hormones. One of those hormones is cortisol. Normally, fluctuating cortisol levels help regulate wakefulness throughout the day and night. So the disruption in cortisol during a hangover may cause people to feel groggy or disoriented.
Video examples
The reality constructed...
a miracle in the idea of life it is this that we are able to exist for a time in defiance of care later you often forget how I say everything was how the tickets almost didn't materialize how the event almost got postponed how a hangover nearly made you miss the flight
Video examples
Listening to shame -...
morning after I gave that talk with the worst vulnerability hangover of my life and I actually didn't leave my house for about three days the first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch and when I walked in she was already at the table
Video examples
The art of asking -...
tour dates and my new video but about our work and our art and our fears our hangovers our mistakes and we see each other and I think when we really see each other we want to help each other I think people have been obsessed with the
Video examples
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...
People always ask me, where do you get your ideas, how do your ideas come? Truth about that one is I had a horrible red wine hangover, in the middle of the night, this came to me like a Xerox -- all I had to do was write it down.
Video examples
Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
hangover. There's no scientific evidence in this, but it still happens on a daily basis. The statistic is every day two rhinos are poached for their rhino horn, so it's pretty shocking, really. So why do rhinos get dehorned?
Video examples
Listening to shame PIPE...
I woke up the morning after I gave that talk with the worst vulnerability hangover of my life. And I actually didn't leave my house for about three days. The first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch.
Video examples
Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
millions of children are held in bondage working on the carpet looms this new owner is sleeping off a hangover while the little kids work in intolerable conditions they're sitting in a dirt pit
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The art of asking PIPE...
and my new video but about our work and our art and our fears and our hangovers, our mistakes, and we see each other. And I think when we really see each other, we want to help each other.
Video examples
Art made of the air we...
To breathe, this air is really clean and really fresh. It doesn't so much have a flavor, but it does give your body a really subtle kind of boost of energy. It's really good for hangovers.
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Franco Modigliani
Italian Economist
The immediate effect of the deficit is to make you feel good, like when you go on a trip and pay later. You feel good, and then you get a hangover. The deficit makes you feel good - until you pay later.
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Mike Tyson
American Boxer
You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hangover. Everything about that is negative.
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Judd Trump
English Entertainer
The only time I won't be playing is when I've got a hangover.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Marketing is the hangover.
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Mikhail Varshavski
American Celebrity
There's one surefire hangover cure, and that's time.
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Ioan Gruffudd
Welsh Actor
Having kids, you can't function with a hangover.
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Rostam Batmanglij
American Musician
Sometimes the hangover provides inspiration.
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Cameron Diaz
American Actress
Grease is the only cure for a hangover.
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Brian Wilson
American Musician
What in the world is a hangover cure?
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Shaun Ryder
I'm not really good with hangovers.
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Franco Modigliani
Italian Economist
The immediate effect of the deficit is to make you feel good, like when you go on a trip and pay later. You feel good, and then you get a hangover. The deficit makes you feel good - until you pay later.
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Mike Tyson
American Boxer
You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hangover. Everything about that is negative.
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Judd Trump
English Entertainer
The only time I won't be playing is when I've got a hangover.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Marketing is the hangover.
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Mikhail Varshavski
American Celebrity
There's one surefire hangover cure, and that's time.
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Ioan Gruffudd
Welsh Actor
Having kids, you can't function with a hangover.
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Rostam Batmanglij
American Musician
Sometimes the hangover provides inspiration.
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Cameron Diaz
American Actress
Grease is the only cure for a hangover.
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Brian Wilson
American Musician
What in the world is a hangover cure?
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Shaun Ryder
I'm not really good with hangovers.
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