魔ま女じょの一いち撃げき

expression, noun

sudden severe lower back pain; strained back

Colloquial, often humorous idiom for acute lower back pain that strikes suddenly, as if struck by a witch. Compare ぎっくり腰, which is the more clinical term.

See also: ぎっくり腰

• 朝あさ起おきたら魔ま女じょの一いち撃げきで動うごけなくなった。

  When I woke up, I was hit by a sudden back pain and couldn't move.

• くしゃみをした瞬しゅん間かん、魔ま女じょの一いち撃げきが走はしった。

  The moment I sneezed, a sharp pain shot through my lower back.