Speakur

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code yellow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
code yel-low
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a person urinates in an undesirable location (e.g. hospital bed or retail store), requiring cleanup.

Humorous; Uncountable

Etymology

Perhaps originally a code used for this situation in some hospitals, or named in imitation of hospital codes and in reference to the yellow colour of urine. (Hospitals today use code yellow for various things including an emergency requiring all personnel to report to the hospital, a bomb threat requiring all personnel to evacuate the hospital, an indication that a patient should be prioritized, an animal being loose, etc.)

Usage

Phrases

colour code code blue code red number one

Frequently Paired Words

colour code code blue code red number one code brown

Questions

What does code yellow mean?
The situation where a person urinates in an undesirable location (e.g. hospital bed or retail store), requiring cleanup.
Where does code yellow come from?
Perhaps originally a code used for this situation in some hospitals, or named in imitation of hospital codes and in reference to the yellow colour of urine. (Hospitals today use code yellow for various things including an emergency requiring all personnel to report to the hospital, a bomb threat requiring all personnel to evacuate the hospital, an indication that a patient should be prioritized, an animal being loose, etc.)

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