the morning after
Post-revel reckoning
The morning after refers to the time following a night of heavy drinking or intense activity, when consequences become apparent.
It often implies hangovers, regret, or awkward realizations: The morning after was brutal—I couldn't remember half the party.
The phrase also describes the period after a significant event when reality sets in: the morning after the election.
A morning-after pill prevents pregnancy when taken shortly after unprotected sex.
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- regretSorrow over past actions
- one night standSingle engagement or tryst
- dawnDay's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
headache · pillow · coffee · cold pizza · shame · walk of shame · awakening · aftermath · disheveled · messy hair · mascara · walk · guilt · last night · hazy · rumpled · sheets · sunlight
the morning afterthe night before
the morning afterblissful ignorance
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