Verboticism: Pandepneumonium

'I coughed up $50 for these tickets and what do I get?'

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.

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Pandepneumonium

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pan-de-nyew-moan-ee-um

Sentence: Despite the attendance figures steadily declining, pandepneumonium could be discerned as the flu took hold eliciting the full gamut of coughs, sneezes, growls and snorts.

Etymology: pandemonium + pneumonia

Points: 869

Comments: Pandepneumonium

remistram - 2007-08-14: 09:26:00
not to be confused with pandeplutonium!