narcolepsy

(n) a chronic and usually hereditary sleep disorder in which the person affected will suffer spontaneous bouts of sleep (or "sleep attacks") during the day. Symptoms include: extreme sleepiness, typically followed by sleep attacks and last for fifteen minutes; dream-like hallucinations; sleep paralysis, where you cannot move when you start to fall asleep or just after you wake up; and cataplexy, which is an abrupt loss of muscle tone (basically, your muscles "fail you").

The disorder is not fatal, but can be depending on the situation you find yourself having a sleep episode. There is no cure for narcolepsy at the moment.

For more detailed information on narcolepsy, visit a medical site.

by MarigoldP July 18, 2012

movie narcolepsy

condition in which movies put one instantaniously to sleep

Person 1: what kind of movies do you like?
Person 2: Dude, I have movie narcolepsy

by Ronni* December 24, 2008

drinking narcolepsy

Drinking Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder induced by alcohol consumption and characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. If the urge becomes overwhelming, patients fall asleep for periods lasting from a few minutes to several hours and fall asleep at inappropriate times and places such as bars and restaurants. Drinking Narcolepsy should not be confused with passing out as a Drinking Narcolep will fall asleep, rally, drink some more, only to fall asleep again. This cycle is repeated throughout the day and into the evening.

Tara's drinking narcolepsy was out of control up at Lutsen. She drank and snowboarded all day, fell asleep on the chairlift, fell asleep after snowboarding, fell asleep after hottubbing, and fell asleep in the restaurant.

by spacecadet18 February 3, 2009

Cinematic Narcolepsy

The chronic involuntary sleep condition induced by viewing of movies, particularly those shown on a large screen.

Had I known my date had cinematic narcolepsy, I wouldn't have paid for her to take a nine-dollar nap.

by SolarS2 February 12, 2009

Transportation Narcolepsy

The act of falling asleep on public transportaion, including, but not limited to, subways, buses, trains, taxis, etc.

Krista's transportation narcolepsy during her daily BART ride to work frequently results in her missing her stop, drooling on herself, and people mistaking her for a homeless person.

by scooterams July 29, 2008

academic narcolepsy

The condition where a person, who is not tired, instantly falls asleep or becomes sleepy when in a classroom setting. After leaving the classroom the person is once again alert.

"I had a serious case of academic narcolepsy in class today, did not catch any of the lecture."

by J. Anton January 31, 2008

Necroleptic

People who take random naps in cemetaries.

My girlfriend is a necroleptic, goth weirdo.

by NoNeckDude June 12, 2017