brickor mortis

noun

A condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.

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Meanings

nounbrickor mortis (uncountable)
  1. UKinformalrareuncountableA condition of the housing market in which very few houses are bought and sold.

    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.

    [2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian

Origin

Blend of brick + rigor mortis.

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