peemergencyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

peemergency (複数形 peemergencies)

1. (informal) A situation in which one has an urgent need to urinate but is prevented from doing so due to lack of access to a toilet, restrictive gear, etc.
   • 2000 31 August, Mike F, “FS: New Body Glove Hooded Steamer”, rec.windsurfing, Usenet:

     YKK zipper across the chest, shoulder to shoulder, is extremely easy to operate alone - no help necessary in a peemergency. (I've tried the neck entry/zipperless suits, かつ agree with the owners I've talked to about them: we can't get the darn things off.)

   • 2003, Jacky Runice, "Give a gift with travelers in mind", Daily Herald, 14 December 2003:

     Junior insists he doesn't have to use the facilities at the rest stop. Ten minutes and 45 miles from the next roadside oasis, the little schnook has to go - right now. Enter the civilized, anytime, anywhere solution to "peemergencies": TravelJohn Disposable Urinal.

   • 2004, Tom Wharton, "Bold products spice up Outdoor Retailers' 'newbie' tent", The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 August 2004:

     A company called TravelJohn Products, for example, promoted portable, unisex disposable urinals. […] Literature says the device helps families avoid a peemergency.