Verboticism: Narcolapsy
DEFINITION: n. The fatigue brought on by the loss of one hour of sleep, especially if caused by something beyond your control, like the conversion to daylight savings time, barking dogs, or an addiction to late night TV. v. tr. To lose one hour of sleep.
Narcolapsy
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: när'kə-lāp'sē
Sentence: Gertrude blearily stumbled toward the coffee bar. She needed a "Big-Gulp-"sized shot of expresso to assuage her narcolapsy.
Etymology: narcolepsy + lapse
Points: 1160
Comments: Narcolapsy
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-12: 15:58:00
great word Stache
stache - 2008-03-12: 21:14:00
Thanks! We yanks have to really strain; the Europeans get to cherry-pick while we slumber.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-13: 00:09:00
Great choice of words ... Witty ... Wonderful verboticism!