I’m pretty sure this is a false etymology. Folk etymologies always have a story that is almost too just-so. A claim that the word “hangover” is derived from th

I’m pretty sure this is a false etymology. Folk etymologies always have a story that is almost too just-so. A claim that the word “hangover” is derived from the historic practice frequented by British sailors during the reign of Queen Victoria, who bought “access to bend over a rope” after a heavy night of drinking was recently shared hundreds of times on Facebook. However, this claim is false; an expert called the claim “nonsense” and said the term is a derivative of an earlier word meaning “after-effect”. https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/is-the-term-hangover-derived-from-age-old-practice-of-drunken-sailors-sleeping-on-a-rope-2933135.html https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/is-the-term-hangover-derive... https://www.etymonline.com/word/hangover https://www.etymonline.com/word/hangover