Verboticism: Hourxaustion

'You had to get up an hour earlier?'

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.

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Hourxaustion

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: ow-err-zaw-st-shun

Sentence: It was clear to everyone in Sunday mass that Gina not only slept in to make up daylight saving time, but her ensemble of last nights curlers and her church dress were telling signs of her hourxaustion.

Etymology: hour + exhaustion

Points: 1046

Comments: Hourxaustion

silveryaspen - 2008-03-12: 10:15:00
Good one!