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Noun: hangover  'hang,ow-vu(r)
  1. Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
    "He woke up with a terrible hangover after the party";
    - katzenjammer [US]
     
  2. Something that has survived from the past
    "hangovers from the 19th century";
    - holdover
     
  3. An official who remains in office after their term
    "The hangover from the previous administration provided continuity during the transition";
    - holdover

Derived forms: hangovers

Type of: discomfort, functionary, official, survival, uncomfortableness

Encyclopedia: Hangover