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

The condition that afflicts many people where the motion of a moving vehicle makes them tired or fall asleep very fast.

I hate going on road trips with Anthony! Thirty minutes in and he's asleep, leaving to fend for myself the next 4 hours, that dude must have a case of carcolepsy.

by Wordsworthl3ss June 24, 2016

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

When the person in the passenger seat spontaneously falls asleep while driving.

Every time I get in the car, I get carcolepsy.

by ch33rch1ca96 September 26, 2010

carcolepsy

the condition of falling asleep anytime someone rides in a car.

I always have to drive Elizabeth because she has carcolepsy.

by tbarlow1 January 7, 2012

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