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gingerflaps | 02:57 Sun 03rd Jul 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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why is a hangover caleed a hangover, where does it come from and why?
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As hangover means something remaining or leftover, I presume it refers to what have you have left from the night before.
The French are much descriptive: they say a mouth of wood - which is a pretty accurate description. The Germans say a tomcat - where does *that* come from?
Kater the German word for hangover comes from
Kater fruhstuck a dish of pickled herrings and gherkins supposed to cure a hangover.
A cat's breakfast.
maxi is right: it was first recorded in 1904 to mean the after-effects of drinking, but previously meant something more generally left over - 'He's a hangover from the 1980s'. The description ' hung over' came from this, rather jokily - it doesn't mean you're actually hung over anything.
does it not refer to hanging over the loo to be sick - lol

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