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brickor mortis en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of brick + rigor mortis.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal, rare, uncountable) A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.
    • 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. [2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian: