Verboticism: Tsunamurmur
DEFINITION: The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate audience dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus.
Tsunamurmur
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: soo-nah-mur-mur
Sentence: prior to being cast as the 'lead' role in an all-girl version of Hamlet, she had spent 2 months playing Juliet, and it wasn't until she heard a growing tsunamurmur that she realised she had accidentally said 'to be or not to be, wherefore art thou not to be'
Etymology: tsunami, murmur
Points: 938