Verboticism: Snease
DEFINITION: n. An incomplete sneeze; starts with a nose tickle, followed by a sharp intake of breath, but then it vanishes, leaving only a vague sense of incompletion. v. To start a sneeze, but never actually finish it.
Snease
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: s/niece
Sentence: Just as she was about to sneeze, she encountered a snease, that sharp nasel pain of an unfullfiled sneeze. With a snease all the symptoms of a sneeze are there, but the satisfying achoo.
Etymology: sneeze + cease
Points: 2771
Comments: Snease
Stevenson0 - 2007-04-12: 07:50:00
pronounced "s/niece"
lauramy - 2007-04-12: 15:18:00
Niece? What about tease? I voted for it because I though it was a combo of sneeze and tease. That would perfectly capture the meaning.