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hurriquake en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of hurricane + earthquake. First attested in 1999 as a nonce word.

Meanings

1. (neologism) An incidence of a hurricane and an earthquake occurring in quick succession.
   • "Like most of my peers, I did not expect a 'hurriquake' to start off the year," said senior Peter King of Lenexa, Kansas. 2023 August 24, Gina Christian, “'There's no knocking down God': Catholic college students weather 'hurriquake' with faith”, in Detroit Catholic:
   • Push notifications began to warn Southern California residents of the risk of flash flooding just a few hours before alerts about the earthquake arrived. Memes began to circulate instantly, as well as a T-shirt that read: “I Survived Hurriquake Hilary.” 2023 August 22, Laura J. Nelson, “What happened when a ‘hurriquake’ struck Ojai? Little damage, plenty of weird vibes”, in Los Angeles Times:
   • HURRIQUAKE 2011 ¶ The week of August 22, 2011 may go down in weather history as one of the strangest in the Washington, DC area : On Tuesday, August 23, our area was hit with a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. […] ¶ […] The following Saturday night, Hurricane Irene passed just east of the area. 2011 November 16, ARRL Web site, “The ARES E-Letter for November 16, 2011”, in rec.radio.info (Usenet):
   • The year of the hurriquake? 1999 September 30, Old Curmudgeon, “1999 year of the Quake? Or Hurricane?”, in alt.obituaries (Usenet):

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