hangover
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)Synonyms: katzenjammer
- an official who remains in office after his termSynonyms: holdover
- something that has survived from the past“a holdover from the sixties”“hangovers from the 19th century”Synonyms: holdover
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
hangover noun
1. An unpleasant feeling, such as a headache, occurring as an aftereffect from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).
2. an official who remains in office after his term. Syn. — holdover.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5