Katerfrühstück

German

Etymology

From Kater (hangover) + Frühstück (breakfast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːtərˌfryːʃtʏk/, [ˈkaː.tɐˌfʁyː.ʃtʏk]
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Noun

Katerfrühstück n (strong, genitive Katerfrühstücks, plural Katerfrühstücke)

  1. (colloquial) first meal of the day after a night of heavy drinking, intended to alleviate the hangover
    • 2019 September 4, Guido Schirmeyer, “Das West-Berliner Café Mitropa wird 40: Die Tage und Nächte der Achtziger”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Wim Wenders, die Einstürzenden Neubauten, Malaria und viele mehr schlürften im Mitropa ihren Milchkaffee, viele Berliner Szenegrößen von morgen stärkten sich hier mit einem Katerfrühstück.
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Usage notes

  • The meal can of course consist of any food the drinker craves. However, foodstuffs that are sour and/or high in fat/protein are widely believed to be particularly effective. Therefore, pickled herring (rollmops), which combines both of these features, is the prototypical Katerfrühstück food.

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