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snoregasm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsnɔːɡaz(ə)m/ (UK)
• /ˈsnoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of snore + orgasm, or snore + -gasm.

Meanings

1. (countable, slang, uncountable) A very unsatisfying or obviously fake orgasm.
   • […] therapists deal with wives not being satisfied by husbands who perform quickly, get their orgasm, and go to sleep, “leaving her frustrated and deciding whether to kill him or bring herself to climax” having a “snorgasm” (Schnarch, 1991, p. 18). 1999, David C. Edwards, chapter 7, in Motivation and Emotion, SAGE, →ISBN, page 231:
2. (countable, qualifier:potentially literal, slang, uncountable) A wet dream.
   • That night I have a snoregasm. I might have dreamt about Irene. I don't want to throw my underpants in the laundry, because she might see the dried stain. 2014 August 7, Jakob Ejersbo, Liberty, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN:
   • Both parents were still in bed, the mother as quiet as a corpse, the father snoring so loudly that anyone listening might have thought he was having a “snoregasm.” Clifford wrote his parents a note: “I have left to explore Tucumcari while the weather is cool.” 2014 November 14, Anthology, Tremors - Short Fiction By California Writers, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2023:
   • Or episodes where the sleeper has sex without waking up: sexsomnia – or, as some call it, snoregasm. This is not the same as a wet dream, which is not classified as a sleep disorder. Parasomnic episodes may seem dramatic but they are almost always harmless. 2020 September 24, Anders Bortne, Sleepless: A Thousand Wakeful Nights, One Solution, Sandstone Press Ltd, →ISBN:
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Anything that is very boring.
   • This is the cafeteria, and there's the cafeteria lady. Hi. And that's our American flag... Tina, no offense, but this tour is giving me a snoregasm. Show me something good. 2012 May 13, Loren Bouchard, “Bad Tina” (1:53 from the start), in Bob's Burgers, season 2, episode 8, spoken by Tammy Larsen (Jenny Slate):
   • “A total snoregasm,” Shelby said. “And where were you yesterday? I called you a thousand times!” Riley opened her mouth but Halloran cut in with a sharp look. 2014 January 1, Hannah Jayne, See Jane Run, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN:

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