brickor mortis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of brick +‎ rigor mortis

Noun[edit]

brickor mortis (uncountable)

  1. (UK, informal, rare) A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.
    • [2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      I've certainly heard people complain of feeling "credit crunched", although I can't really imagine anyone using the term brickor mortis with a straight face.]
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