case of motoritis
- noun
- Slang
:
fatiga por conducir
- After driving six hours without a break, I developed a case of motoritis.
Examples
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She warned him to take breaks, or he would end up with a case of motoritis.
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Many long-distance truckers have experienced a case of motoritis after a full day's drive.
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After the long trip, I felt a case of motoritis coming on.
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Many drivers experience a case of motoritis during long journeys.
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After driving for six hours straight, I developed a case of motoritis and needed a break.
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Many long-distance drivers find that a case of motoritis sets in after several hours on the road.
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She reminded him to take regular rests to avoid a case of motoritis during their road trip.
Synonyms
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4.4
A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
case + of + motoritis
The phrase uses the transparent frame 'case of' (an instance of a condition) combined with a coined term 'motoritis' (motor + the medical suffix -itis). A learner who knows 'motor' can guess it relates to driving and that '-itis' signals a condition, but the humorous, nonce use and the specific sense 'tiredness from prolonged driving' are not fully predictable for a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Case of motoritis came from a joking image among drivers: people added -itis to motor to make it sound like a sickness caused by driving. So, it now means 'feeling very tired after driving for a long time'.