Katzenjammer

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Katzenjammer German pronunciation: [ˈkaʦənˌjamɐ] is a German word literally meaning "cat's wail" (caterwaul) and hence "discordant sound", sometimes used to indicate a general state of depression or bewilderment. It has also been used as a term for a hangover, with the sufferer's groans of discomfort being humorously likened to a wailing cat.

It may refer to:

In music

• Worbey & Farrell, previously known as Katzenjammer, a British piano musical comedy duo
• Katzenjammer (band), a Norwegian pop/folk band
• The Katzenjammer Kids a short-lived band founded by Randy Rhoads
• Katzenjammer Kabarett, a French dark cabaret/deathrock band
• "Katzenjammer", a song by Kyuss on the album Wretch. "Katzenjammer" was also the first name used by that band in the 1987–1989 era, before being called "Sons of Kyuss", and then, Kyuss.
• "Katzenjammer", a song by Big Talk on their debut album Big Talk
• Fred Katz and his Jammers, a 1959 jazz cello album

Other uses

• Katzenjammer Cave, in the Makapansgat paleontological site
• Fran Katzenjammer, a fictional character in the British sitcom Black Books played by Tamsin Greig
• The Katzenjammer Kids, an American comic strip