Verboticism: Seatraction
DEFINITION: n., A feeling of discomfort, common while sitting on a plane or train, created by the sense that you are about to be decapitated by your fellow passengers who are tilting aggressively towards you. v. To sit in a very small space, which seems to be getting smaller.
Seatraction
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: seet/trak/shun
Sentence: Whenever John flew and had to sit in the middle isle, Murphy's Law of seatraction always seemed to come into play. On either side of him twin 300 pounders always made him feel cozy and crushed for the full six hour flight.
Etymology: SEATRACTION - from - SEAT + CONTRACTION
Points: 1085
Comments: Seatraction
Nosila - 2008-11-20: 19:13:00
Who needs a seatbelt, eh? Good Word!