person from Porlock en · NOUN
Etymology
In reference to an unwelcome visitor described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as interrupting him during his composition of the poem Kubla Khan in 1797, and preventing its completion.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) One whose inconvenient interruption prevents the completion of something important.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| persons from Porlock | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| people from Porlock | Number=Plur | lexicographic |