The act of getting sleepy while riding in a car. The word is a portmanteau word from car (for a motor vehicle, but it can occur on a plane or a train as well) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder). The difference between carcolepsy and narcolepsy is that people who suffer from carcolepsy occurs in people who do not have a sleep disorder. It is theorized that people with carcolepsy are sensitive to gentle vibrations, the sound of the car engine or the tires interacting with the road, and a rocking motion. These stimuli have a soothing effect on some individuals. This sometimes interferes with the person being able to drive although they have no manifestations of narcolepsy. The best example of carcolepsy, although the term is not often used in this situation is taking a fussy baby for a car ride to make them sleepy. Sleep medicine physicians sometimes jokingly use carcolepsy when someone brings this issue to their attention.
I was really looking forward to a chat with Aunt Helen on the drive to Grandma's house but she had an "attack" of carcolepsy as soon as she got into the car and slept the whole way there
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A term for when you're taking a group photo (with the iphone .5 lens) and one person on the end gets warped, making them look 10x their actual size.
"How did the photo come out? Oh no, I've been carboned!"
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Used to compare the climate actions and inactions of those with power vs the everyday actions of individuals to reduce their carbon footprints.
Includes systemic actions and inactions as well as policy.
Used to compare the climate actions and inactions of those with power vs the everyday actions of individuals to reduce their carbon footprints.
Includes systemic actions and inactions as well as policy.
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