Meaning of peemergency | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

informal

Examples

“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, and agree⟳ with the owners I've talked to about them: we can't get⟳ the darn things off.)”

“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.”

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

CEFR level