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katzenjammer

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Katzenjammer (noun) means a state of nervous confusion or noisy upset.

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A state of nervous confusion or noisy upset.
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Etymology

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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"katzenjammer" (noun) means a state of nervous confusion or noisy upset.
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Other words for "katzenjammer" include brouhaha, uproar, hubbub, hangover.

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