Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brickor mortis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brick-o-r -mor-tis
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I've certainly heard people complain of feeling "credit crunched", although I can't really imagine anyone using the term brickor mortis with a straight face."

Etymology

Blend of brick + rigor mortis.

Usage

Questions

What does brickor mortis mean?: A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.
Where does brickor mortis come from?: Blend of brick + rigor mortis.

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