olympic\ narcolepsy

olympic\ narcolepsy
1. (Olympic Narcolepsy) (4132↑, 3286↓)
The sensation you get that you will abruptly fall asleep at any moment during the day due to trying to watch as much of the Olympics as you can the night prior, causing you to stay up way too late. A seasonal disorder, occuring in winter or summer only, and is of brief duration (around 2 weeks), and usually occurs in even numbered years. VCR, TiVO or other recording device is the only known remedy.

Jim: "Boy, look at John. He is drooling all over his spreadsheets and computer and he even had 3 cups of coffee. What do you think is wrong with him?" Jane: "I don't know, but I think he may have Olympic Narcolepsy trying to see the Jamaican bobsled team medal. It was the last event last night."

2. (Olympic Narcolepsy) (11↑, 37↓)
A physical condition characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep while watching the Olympics, due to boredom and/or apathy.

Person 1: I don't like the Olympics because it just seems like its the modern day equivalent to a war cry for ones country, except the bloodshed is miles away. Person 2: I don't like it because I tend to get Olympic Narcolepsy.

Related: drooling, narcolepsy, olympics, sleep, stimulants
Last updated: 2012.03.01

Urban English dictionary. 2013.

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