Verboticism: Viralysis
DEFINITION: n. A pile of used and discarded tissues; may constitute a bio-hazard. v. To drop a used tissue on to the floor beside your bed or chair, because you are so sick you can barely move.
Viralysis
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: vi-RAL-a-sis
Sentence: Although Kevin was in danger of asphyxiation by tissue, his viralysis was total and he could do nothing more than drop another tissue onto the sodden snotscape.
Etymology: viral + paralysis
Points: 1166
Comments: Viralysis
kashman - 2008-03-10: 13:00:00
Brilliant...quite "snoty" analysis of the "paralysis" :)
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-10: 16:57:00
this word really grows on you