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morning after

noun

plural

mornings after

a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
a moment or period of realization in which the consequences of an earlier ill-advised action are recognized or brought home to one.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of morning after¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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"It was the morning after a heavy night and Liam was worse for wear," recalls Nick, who was at Abbey Road as a studio engineer on their third album Be Here Now.

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The force was deployed Sunday morning after thousands of people gathered in the streets to protest raids and arrests by U.S.

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On Monday morning, after the news broke, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma complimented his state's police force, saying that they had achieved a "major breakthrough" in seven days.

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I was continually scaling walls and dragging him, covered in engine grease, out from under a car in the morning after he slipped out the front door left ajar.

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"When I woke up in the morning after telling Sarina, I didn't feel any regret," added Kirby.

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