Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peemergency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peemer-gen-cy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation in which one has an urgent need to urinate but is prevented from doing so due to lack of access to a toilet, restrictive gear, etc.

Informal

Example Sentences

"YKK zipper across the chest, shoulder to shoulder, is extremely easy to operate alone - no help necessary in a peemergency. (I've tried the neck entry/zipperless suits, and agree with the owners I've talked to about them: we can't get the darn things off.)"
"Junior insists he doesn't have to use the facilities at the rest stop. Ten minutes and 45 miles from the next roadside oasis, the little schnook has to go - right now. Enter the civilized, anytime, anywhere solution to "peemergencies": TravelJohn Disposable Urinal."
"A company called TravelJohn Products, for example, promoted portable, unisex disposable urinals. […] Literature says the device helps families avoid a peemergency."

Etymology

Blend of pee + emergency.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

peemergencies (plural)

Questions

What does peemergency mean?: A situation in which one has an urgent need to urinate but is prevented from doing so due to lack of access to a toilet, restrictive gear, etc.
Where does peemergency come from?: Blend of pee + emergency.

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