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.

Hourglassyndrome

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: ow-er-glas-sin-drome

Sentence: Vicki had horrible hourglassyndrome after using that extra hour to party instead of sleep. Too bad it was spring and she actually lost an hour; needless to say she was several hours late to work the next day.

Etymology: hourglass + syndrome (illness)

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