Sep 16, 2020 · 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...

Oct 23, 2020 · Posts online claim the word "hungover" originated with the practice of sleeping over a rope for a penny in Victorian England. That's false.

Sep 8, 2020 · A two-penny hangover is not the description of a very cheap night out, nor is it the amount it would cost you to get drunk in Victorian England. It is actually somewhere you could go to sleep if you were one of the thousands of homeless and destitute living in the country’s main cities at the time.

No, that's not entirely true: The term hungover -- and its noun form, hangover -- did not come from the practice of sleeping over a rope, but there is record of some unusual and uncomfortable overnight sheltering accommodations available for destitute people in the 1800s.

Oct 4, 2020 · 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.

Sep 16, 2020 · 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 has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook.

Aug 22, 2023 · There is no evidence to support the claim that the word "hangover" was derived from drunken sailors sleeping on ropes. The word "hangover" first appeared in English in the early 1700s, and it is thought to have come from the Dutch …

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 has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. However, this claim is false; expert...