Overwhelmption
Overwhelmption: noun. The state of being overwhelmed, inundated or otherwise paralyzed by a situation (e.g. approaching holidays) or mess that’s “so big. And so deep and so tall, we cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!” (The Cat in the Hat)
See also: Tharn:
Describes the act of a person or animal being frozen in terror, e.g. a deer caught in the headlights.
Perhaps originally found in Richard Adams’s novel ‘Watership Down,’ the term was also adopted by Stephen King for use in his novel ‘The Stand.’
Michael stood tharn while the grizzly bear bore down on him.
December 13th, 2012 at 10:34 am
Which describes perfectly why I didn’t post about Bleak House until today.
December 13th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Heh. As if I read Bleak House this week.