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peemergency en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of pee + emergency.

Meanings

1. (informal) 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.
   • 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.) 2000 August 31, Mike F, “FS: New Body Glove Hooded Steamer”, in rec.windsurfing (Usenet):
   • 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. 2003 December 14, Jacky Runice, “Give a gift with travelers in mind”, in Daily Herald:
   • A company called TravelJohn Products, for example, promoted portable, unisex disposable urinals. […] Literature says the device helps families avoid a peemergency. 2004 August 14, Tom Wharton, “Bold products spice up Outdoor Retailers' 'newbie' tent”, in The Salt Lake Tribune:

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