Pronounced: TURR-bid, adj
Notes: I’m pretty sure I’ve read this word, but I wasn’t sure of the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word ketzenjammer means
- hangover
- distress
- a discordant clamor
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word was originally used to describe hangovers or other distressing inner states. Over time, the idea of distress caused by outer commotion was added. Our word is made up of two German words Katze (cat) and Jammer (distress), so it pretty accurately described any state in which you can related to a cat wailing. There was a comic strip called Katzenjammer Kids that was the longest running comic strip ever (it ran from 1897 to 2006).
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