hangover

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Someone once said that the best cure for a hangover is a long run in the morning.

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  1. noun Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.
  2. noun A letdown, as after a period of excitement.
  3. noun A vestige; a holdover: hangovers from prewar legislation.

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  • Imelda groans in protest as they rouse her; she has a hangover which is surely terminal. —  Dozois, Gardner ; Strahan, Jonathan - SSC - The New Space Opera (v1.0)
  • The Breeze could smoke all night, polish off a bottle of tequila, maintain well enough to drive the forty miles back to Pine Cove without arousing the suspicion of a single cop, and be on the beach by nine the next morning acting as if the term hangover were too abstract to be con-sidered. —  Practical Demonkeeping
  • • "I would say the best remedy for a hangover is to wake up early, take an Advil, drink two glasses of chilled water and sleep for at least another two to three hours - and pray for the best!" —  tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
  • You have all heard the expression "hair of the dog," meaning that the best cure for a hangover is more of what got you there. —  Blog updates
  • In Ireland "a cure for a hangover is to bury the ailing person up to the neck in moist river sand." —  Queerty
 

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