katzenjammer

Meaning

  1. A hangover.
  2. Jitters; discord; confusion.
  3. Depression.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Borrowed from German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “the wailing of cats”); a determinative compound formed from Katze (“cat”) + -n- + Jammer (“wailing; lamentation”).

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