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hung⋅o⋅ver

[huhng-oh-ver]
–adjective
hung (def. 3).

Origin:
1945–50

hung

[huhng]
–verb
1. pt. and pp. of hang.
–adjective
2. Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
3. hung over, Informal. suffering the effects of a hangover: On New Year's Day the houseguests were all hung over. Also, hungover.
4. hung up, Informal.
a. detained unavoidably.
b. stymied or baffled by a problem.
c. Baseball, Softball. (of a base runner) trapped between bases and in danger of being tagged out.
5. hung up on, Slang.
a. obsessed by: a clerk hung up on petty details.
b. infatuated with.

See hang.
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hung-over also hung over or hung·o·ver   (hŭng'ō'vər)
adj.  Suffering from a hangover.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
hung

  1. mod.
    hungover. : John is really hung this morning.
  2. mod.
    annoyed. : Fred is hung and looking for somebody to take it out on.

  3. Go to well-hung. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hung  (adj.)
past tense of hang; meaning "having impressive male genitals" is from 1641; of a jury, "unable to agree," 1848. Hung-over is from 1950; hung-up "obsessed" is from 1961.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: hung
past and past participle of HANG
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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