hungover
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hungover
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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We also stopped at Johnson’s apartment, where he recorded the “Constant Headache” demos and lived until signing with Epitaph and releasing “Never Hungover Again.”
From Los Angeles Times
When we meet Zara, a low-rung worker at Lochmill Capital in London, she’s hungover and scattered.
From Los Angeles Times
But at a hair’s breadth under an hour and a half, “Primate” is mostly draggy scenes of victims hiding in closets and trying not to scream as Ben roams the property acting like a hungover, steroidal toddler.
From Los Angeles Times
"I'm so happy and so proud. It will probably sink in tomorrow when we're all hungover. I've grown up never seeing Scotland at a major tournament, never at a World Cup, but we've topped the group."
From BBC
Most people would have returned to teaching calculus to hungover sophomores, but Simons doubled down.
From MarketWatch
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