hangover.
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
Meaning & usage
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon.
Similar negative effects caused by previous excessive consumption of another substance, such as a drug, coffee, sugar, etc.
An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
A sleeping arrangement, usually in homeless shelters, over a rope.
Where this word comes from
American English; hang + over. First sense was first attested in 1904. Third sense was first attested in 1894.
Try it on your idea.
hangover has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.