see|Katzenjammer
English
Etymology
German Katzenjammer ("the wailing of cats"), hangover; a compound formed from Katzen (plural of Katze), cat + jammer, wailing or distress.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'kæts�nʤæm�/
Noun
katzenjammer
#A hangover
#:*1936: In those days a still-birth brought as high as ten dollars and after riding the shoot-the-chutes we always left a little stale beer for the morning because the finest thing in the world for Katzenjammer is a glass of stale beer. � Henry Miller, Black Spring
#The jitters
#Bewilderment
#Depression
#Discord
Adjective
katzenjammer
#raucous
#*A once popular American comic strip was "The Katzenjammer Kids."
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