Verboticism: Gendarmealarm
DEFINITION: n. The weird feelings that rise up when you notice that you are being followed by a police officer, or a cop car, or the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Unit. v. To feel nervous, self-conscious and guilty whenever you see a police officer.
Gendarmealarm
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: jahn/darm/alarm
Sentence: I experience such acute gendarmealarm that I even break into a sweat when I see a hall monitor from a French immersion school.
Etymology: gendarme + alarm
Points: 704
Comments: Gendarmealarm
galwaywegian - 2009-01-12: 08:16:00
incroyable!
silveryaspen - 2009-01-12: 10:57:00
Bilingual Kudos!
metrohumanx - 2009-01-12: 17:52:00
immersion school...is that like a sensory deprivation tank?