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KATZENJAMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does katzenjammer mean?
• KATZENJAMMER (noun)
The noun KATZENJAMMER has 2 senses:
1. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
2. loud confused noise from many sources
Familiarity information: KATZENJAMMER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
hangover; katzenjammer
Hypernyms ("katzenjammer" is a kind of...):
discomfort; uncomfortableness (the state of being tense and feeling pain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Loud confused noise from many sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
brouhaha; hubbub; katzenjammer; uproar
Hypernyms ("katzenjammer" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
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