Meanings
- formaluncountableThe presence of shivering during or after urination.
Synonyms: pee shivers, piss shivers, PMCS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe presence of shivering during or after urination.
Origin
post- + micturition + convulsion + syndrome. Coined by American humorist Cecil Adams in 1994 in The Straight Dope, when a reader inquired about the phenomenon.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
post-micturition convulsion syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-micturition%20convulsion%20syndrome
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