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katzenjammer

kat·zen·jam·mer

UK/ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

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Origin

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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