Meaning of katzenjammer | Babel Free
ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)Definitions
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Alternative letter-case form of katzenjammer. alt-of
- A hangover.
- Jitters; discord; confusion.
- Depression.
Examples
“Also, I had found my way into the realm of the mind⟳, and I was intellectually intoxicated. (Alas! as I was to learn⟳ at a later period, intellectual intoxication too, has its katzenjammer.)”
“In those days a still-birth brought as high as ten dollars and after riding the shoot-the-chutes we always left a little stale beer for the morning because the finest thing in the world for Katzenjammer is a glass of stale beer.”
“Tell⟳ you the truth, I've had an intimation from the State Department—unofficially, of course—that whenever a soldier of fortune demands a fleet of gunboats in a case of revolutionary katzenjammer, I should cut⟳ the cable, give⟳ him all the tobacco he wants, and after he's shot take⟳ his clothes, if they fit me, for part payment of my salary.”
“He is naked to the waist to show⟳ the plump white arms and shoulders and the satiny skin of the voluptuary; one of those men whose heads and whose stomachs are too loyal ever to give⟳ them Katzenjammer or remorse.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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