Verboticism: Knockturnalnozees

'What's that dripping sound?'

DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.

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Knockturnalnozees

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: nok/tur/nal/no/zees

Sentence: Once again I stumbled out of bed, blurry eyed and sleepless after all the racket from the knockturnalnozees.

Etymology: nocturnal + noise + knock + no zzzs

Points: 719

Comments: Knockturnalnozees

Mustang - 2008-05-12: 23:08:00
Clever blend. Great verboticism

OZZIEBOB - 2008-05-13: 07:20:00
Covers the whole gamut.