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- Dictionarykatzenjammer/ˈkatzənˌdʒamə/
noun
- 1. confusion; uproar.
- 2. a hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
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noun. kat· zen· jam· mer ˈkat-sən-ˌja-mər. Synonyms of katzenjammer. 1. : hangover. 2. : distress sense 2. 3. : a discordant clamor. Did you know? Have you ever heard a cat wailing and felt that you could relate? Apparently some hungover German speakers once did.
Katzenjammer definition: the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.. See examples of KATZENJAMMER used in a sentence.
Katzenjammer (German pronunciation: [ˈkaʦənˌjamɐ]) is a German word literally meaning "cat's wail" (caterwaul) and hence "discordant sound", sometimes used to indicate a general state of depression or bewilderment.
A katzenjammer is an unpleasantly loud, confused, and dissonant sound. A katzenjammer next door might keep you awake all night and make you cranky all the next day.
Definition: to trick or deceive someone : bamboozle, hoax The origins of hornswoggle are unknown; as is occasionally the case with such words it has been supposed that it was a fanciful creation, rather than one wrought of the bones of some other language.
Define katzenjammer. katzenjammer synonyms, katzenjammer pronunciation, katzenjammer translation, English dictionary definition of katzenjammer. n. 1. A loud, discordant noise. 2. A hangover. 3. A state of depression or bewilderment. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
A state of depression or bewilderment. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (3) Synonyms: hangover. uproar. brouhaha. hubbub. Other Word Forms of Katzenjammer. Noun. Singular: katzenjammer. Plural: katzenjammers. Origin of Katzenjammer.
