spicy pillow

English

Etymology

spicy + pillow, metonymically referring to plump shape and comedically understating the danger.

Noun

spicy pillow (plural spicy pillows)

  1. (humorous) A lithium ion battery that has swollen due to gases building up inside.
    • 2018 September 25, u/zxasazx, “What do you mean the battery is causing my phone to fall apart?”, in Reddit‎[1], r/mobilerepair:
      Ooh a spicy pillow
    • 2019 December 15, u/Yahay505, “So that’s why the dash cam kept boot looping”, in Reddit‎[2], r/techsupportgore:
      Spicy pillow
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