katzenjammer
/ˈkatzənˌdʒamə
/noun US informal, dated
1 [mass noun] Confusion; uproar.All of this criminal katzenjammer - and much, much more - was authorized at the highest levels, as top procurement brass and Pentagon officials confirmed....
- And yet, in 1979, the man who loaned his prestigious name to this enormous katzenjammer denounced the parapsychologists for being weird.
- The war and the next war have nothing to do with liberation or terrorism or any of that katzenjammer.
2A hangover; a severe headache resulting from a hangover.By now, my katzenjammer had eased to the point where my head only throbbed if I made sudden movements....
- The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating katzenjammers, and more particularly, to a composition comprising herb extracts for preventing and treating katzenjammers.
- Imagine a cuisine that carries an nonpareil aroma of Portugal, covered with exotic Indian spices and soaked in the inescapable katzenjammer of Goa's favourite drink.
Origin
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.