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Hangover vs Wow - What's the difference?

hangover | wow |

As nouns the difference between hangover and wow

is that hangover is illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking while wow is (informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

As an interjection wow is

an indication of excitement or surprise.

As a verb wow is

(informal) to amaze or awe.

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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    wow

    English

    (wikipedia wow)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An indication of excitement or surprise.
  • * 1513 , (Gavin Douglas), Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19 :
    • Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
  • An expression of amazement or awe.
    • Wow! How do they do that?
  • Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
    • Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * wowzer, wowser * wowsers * wowzah

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To amaze or awe.
    • He really wowed the audience.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.
    • He did? That's a wow !
  • A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

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