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Hangover vs Flu - What's the difference?

hangover | flu |

As nouns the difference between hangover and flu

is that hangover is illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking while flu is influenza.

hangover

English

Alternative forms

* hang-over

Noun

(en noun)
  • Illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking.
    • I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover — I’ll not be doing that again any time soon.
  • An unpleasant relic left from prior events.
  • * 2013 , Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history]
    • While they deny the logic of history and geography, neither Gibraltar nor the Falklands will ever be truly "safe". One day these hangovers will somehow merge into their hinterlands and cease to be grit in the shoe of international relations. This day will be hastened if world governments take action to end tax havens.

    Antonyms

    * (post-drug illness) (l)

    See also

    * hung over

    Anagrams

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    flu

    English

    (Influenza)

    Alternative forms

    * 'flu (dated), floo (dated)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Influenza.
  • (informal) Common cold.

    • Synonyms

    * (influenza) grippe, grip

    Derived terms

    * avian flu * bird flu * blue flu * diplomatic flu * Spanish flu * stomach flu * swine flu

    See also

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