kater.
a tomcat, tom, male cat
Meaning & usage
a tomcat, tom, male cat
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch cāter, from Old Dutch *kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō.
a hangover
Where this word comes from
From German Kater (“tomcat; hangover”), a humorous alteration of Katarrh (“catarrh, mucosal inflammation”, loosely also “malaise”) based on somewhat older German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “caterwaul”). An influence by a brand of beer called Kater is also often cited, though this is doubtful.
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