σκασμός
Greek
Etymology
From σκάζω (skázo, “to burst”).
Pronunciation
Noun
σκασμός • (skasmós) m (plural σκασμοί)
- Suffocation or asphyxia caused by overindulgence, usually of food as in phrase:
- Τρώω του σκασμού. ― Tróo tou skasmoú. ― I eat so much I can't breathe.
Declension
Declension of σκασμός
Interjection
- (colloquial, somewhat offensive) shut up, shut it, be quiet
- Σκασμός! Ο κόσμος προσπαθεί να κοιμηθεί! ― Skasmós! O kósmos prospatheí na koimitheí! ― Shut up! People are trying to sleep!