resaca

/reˈsaka/ · B2 · noun · f

hangover

🌊🍺 re- (again) + saca (pulls out) = the sea or the booze pulls you back out

Resaca comes from re- (back, again) plus sacar (to pull out). The ocean's backwash drags water and swimmers back out to sea. A hangover is the morning-after drag of last night's drinking, pulling you down again.

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