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katzenjammer.

A hangover.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/
  1. A hangover.

  2. Jitters; discord; confusion.

  3. Depression.

Where this word comes from

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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