Verboticism: Nocturnemanations
DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.
Nocturnemanations
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: nok-tern-em-eh-NAY-shuns
Sentence: The nocturnemanations that continuously emitted from the walls, the outdoors, the attic and unseen places kept Gladys on edge thru the night and made sleep impossible
Etymology: Blend of nocturnal (during the night) and emanations (. Something that issues from a source; an emission)
Points: 545