With Oktoberfest taking place this weekend The Telegraph asked: “What does the German word, ?katzenjammer,? mean?”

Glen Shoemaker

“Does it mean ‘a big pile of squash?’”


Kathy Pfenning

“I think that it means, ‘drink

quickly.’”



Josh Potter

“Some kind of sausage.”

Valerie Smith

“I bet that it means ‘party.’”



Patrick Mund

“That’s easy, it’s the German word for ‘hangover.’”

 

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