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noun
The presence of shivering during or after urination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, uncountable
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Synonyms: pee shivers, piss shivers, PMCS
Antonyms: none provided
History
post- + micturition + convulsion + syndrome. Coined by American humorist Cecil Adams in 1994 in The Straight Dope, when a reader inquired about the phenomenon.
