Verboticism: Catastronic
DEFINITION: To be so afraid of failure that you become paralyzed -- unable to move, respond or even say a word.
Catastronic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cat-a-stron-ic
Sentence: For a moment, Kelly was catastronic, when he realised the potential catastrophe he had narrowly avoided.
Etymology: catatonic (muscular rigidity and mental stupor) + catastrophic (failure - big time)
Points: 749
Comments: Catastronic
BMott - 2007-02-08: 03:28:00
Nice one!