katzenjammer
Meaning of katzenjammer
- confusion; uproar.
- a hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.
mid 19th century: from German Katzen (combining form of Katze ‘cat’) + Jammer ‘distress’; popularized by the cartoon Katzenjammer Kids, drawn by Rudolf Dirks in 1897 for the New York Journal, featuring two incorrigible children.
Information about katzenjammer
- It is a name.
- The plural form of katzenjammer is: katzenjammers.
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Hyphenation of katzenjammer
katzen-jam-mer
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- katzenjammer is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
katzenjammer synonyms
Meaning hangover:
Meaning hubbub:
Words that rhyme with katzenjammer
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