hot coppers
hot coppers noun: a hangover.
Noun
hot coppers pl (plural only)
- A hangover.
- […] gets drunk, he wakes up in the morning with a bad headache or with what, in the colonies, are called "hot coppers."1892, Harold Brodrick, The Son of Man, volume 2, page 40
- The drunkard’s mouth a-wash for something drinkable,
The drunkard’s eye alert for casual toppers,
The drunkard’s neck stooped to a lot scarce thinkable,
A living, crawling blazoning of Hot-Coppers […]1901, William Henley, Sandwich Man
hot coppers meaning in Tamil
hot coppers in Tamil
- விருந்துக்குப்பின் நாவறட்சி
Questions about hot coppers
- What does hot coppers mean?
- Hot coppers means a hangover.
- What is hot coppers in Tamil?
- Hot coppers in Tamil is விருந்துக்குப்பின் நாவறட்சி. See Hot coppers meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hot coppers?
- Hot coppers is a noun.
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