katzenjammer

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(Alas! as I was to learn at a later period, intellectual intoxication too, has its katzenjammer.)

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  1. noun A loud, discordant noise.
  2. noun A hangover.
  3. noun A state of depression or bewilderment.

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  • A similar term, katzenjammer , from the German katzen (cats) and jammer (wailing), is used in English to mean a "hangover" or "a loud and raucous disturbance." —  The Word Detective
  • Dan Gardner blogs at ottawacitizen. com / katzenjammer and writes Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. dgardner@thecitizen. canwest. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • (Alas! as I was to learn at a later period, intellectual intoxication too, has its katzenjammer.) —  John Barleycorn
  • I suppose I am an ass, and perhaps it's only moral _katzenjammer_ on account of this past week. —  The Indian Lily and Other Stories
  • But the katzenjammer I've got don't spell violets. —  The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
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  1. German, hangover : Katzen, pl. of Katze, cat (from Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza; akin to Old English catt; see cat) + Jammer, wailing (from Middle High German jāmer, from Old High German jāmar, misery).
 

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