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katzenjammer

(kats′ən jam′ər)

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noun

a farcical quality; travesty
a bewildering hodgepodge or distressing confusion
a severe headache, esp. as part of a hangover

Origin: Ger < katze, cat + jammer, woe < OHG jamar, orig. adj., sad, akin to OE geomor, miserable: katzenjammersense infl. by U.S. cartoon strip (The Katzenjammer Kids), originated (1897) by R. Dirks

See katzenjammer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A loud, discordant noise.
A hangover.
A state of depression or bewilderment.

Origin:

Origin: German, hangover

Origin: : Katzen

Origin: , pl. of Katze, cat (from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza; akin to Old English catt; see Cat )

Origin: + Jammer, wailing (from Middle High German jāmer, from Old High German jāmar, misery)

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