Verboticism: Slumberrupt

'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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Slumberrupt

Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: Slum-ber-rup-t

Sentence: The annoying drip drip drip of that loose tap had left Kelly slumberrupted for days. Was it really that difficult to find a decent plumber in this town?!

Etymology: Slumber - sleep; interrupt - to stop/delay

Points: 899

Comments: Slumberrupt

Mustang - 2008-05-12: 23:09:00
Excellent!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-05-13: 07:24:00
Yep, good word!