kattejammer

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Danish

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Etymology

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From kat (“cat”) +‎ jammer (“lamentation”), calque of German Katzenjammer (“hangover”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /katəjamər/, [ˈkʰad̥əˌjɑmˀɐ]

Noun

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kattejammer c (singular definite kattejammeren, not used in plural form)

  1. bad, disharmonious or noisy music
  2. (rare) caterwaul, caterwauling
  3. (archaic) katzenjammer

Synonyms

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