Carcolepsy

Sleeping disorder. Symptoms include drowsiness, instability to stay alert, and sudden sleep. Symptoms manifest themselves only when driving/riding in a automobile.

She cannot drive at night because her carcolepsy will cause her to have an accident.

by The fried piper November 18, 2009

Carcolepsy

A nonthreatening condition found most frequently in children of all ages and a small percentage of the senior citizen population.

Victims of Carcolepsy typically show symptoms such as falling asleep as soon as a car begins to move, waking up hungry and complaining of a sore neck for hours.

Dad: "Gee whiz! Is he asleep already?"
Mom: "Oh, yeah. He's got that Carcolepsy.

I tend to be Carcoleptic, so I bring a pillow with me on road trips.

by Kryzta February 3, 2010

Carcolepsy

A person who immediately falls asleep while in a vehicle that begins to move.

"There goes Joe and his Carcolepsy again. He'll be asleep for the whole trip."

by WeGotDemMaffs July 28, 2017

Carcolepsy

A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable, though often brief, attacks of deep sleep, when driving in a car.

Mom picks up daughter from school and begins to drive.
Mom- "How was your day?"
Daughter- "Good, I have homewo...."
Mom- "You have what?"
Daughter- Sound asleep, mouth open.
Daughter has just had an attack of Carcolepsy.

by Jenny Jimenez August 14, 2011

Carcolepsy

Sudden, excessive sleepiness incurred in a car.

Because I have carcolepsy, I fall asleep everytime I drive.

by AmyShu March 7, 2017

carcolepsy

a condition affecting buddies on a trip who fall asleep as soon as the car starts moving, providing no company or driving help

Joe slept the whole way here, I think he suffers from carcolepsy.

by Frank Bama February 9, 2009

carcolepsy

Pronounced: Kar-ko-lep-see

The inability to stay awake and alert when in a car, or any other thing that moves, such as trains, planes, and busses.

The act of passing out while in a car regardless of passenger or driver status.

Roadtrip? Count me in, but I can't drive. I have carcolepsy and we'd all die.

by amy short March 11, 2006