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DEFINITION: v. To instinctively slam your foot on "the brakes" even though you're just a passenger. Often occurs when the actual driver fails to brake appropriately. n. A sudden jerk of the leg.
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Collaborbrake
Created by: vicminer
Pronunciation: collab-or-brake
Sentence: As the student driver stopped abruptly, the passenger in the car collabrobraked, even though he was in the passenger seat.
Etymology: col-with
Skardtudeath
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: scared to death
Sentence: I was so skardtudeath when he almost slammed into the mercedes in front of us.
Etymology: scared to death
Phantomfooting
Created by: walkingdistraction
Pronunciation: fan-tom-foot-ing
Sentence: The drivers ed instructor was getting muscle cramps due to his constant phantomfooting.
Etymology: phantom+footing
Drivinstructify
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: Dryv-in-struck-tih-fy
Sentence: My mom always drivinstructifies when I drive; I guess I don't break fast enough for her.
Etymology: Driving instructors have that second break pedal on their side, and people who do this tend to think they have one too (when they don't) and it's a good thing they don't have one!
Programic
Created by: kanagramic
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: programing + Graphic Design = programic
Reflexshun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re fleks shun
Sentence: Shirley felt an automatic reflexshun to slam on the brake when driving with her boyfriend Dan. He drove way too fast for her liking, so her leg reacted by trying to slam the non-existant brake on the passenger side. She should not have felt like being this defensive at all when riding with him, but seriously, even at the fast food drive through???
Etymology: Reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
Abdebreak
Created by: rfrey121
Pronunciation: ab-de-break
Sentence: As the car sped out of contol and the driver did not break, the passenger became an abdebreak out of all of her fear.
Etymology: ab-from, away de- off break- stop
Brakearating.
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: Break-a-rating
Sentence: The passanger automatically started brakearating when the driver did not slow down at the stop sign.
Etymology: To use imaginary brake pedal.
Comments:
chris - 2006-12-27: 05:07:00
..hard to beat 'brakedancing'....
wordmeister - 2006-12-27: 10:37:00
Hey Chris, Yes I spotted brakedancing too! I was going to suggest that you consider "proxypedal" but that's your word... What about "Impedalment"? It's good too...
Wriiight - 2006-12-27: 12:56:00
While driving, I often notice my passengers suffer from a loss of controls.
wordmeister - 2006-12-27: 13:05:00
Good one Wriight!
nibololihiaa - 2018-12-27: 04:24:00
Промывки форсунок... Очистка инжектора....
Dulliesjag - 2018-12-27: 04:42:00
Sorry in place of
lolakusovska - 2018-12-27: 16:26:00
Хочу породистого щенка немецкой овчарки... Купить щенка немецкой овчарки..
gorapukinovs - 2018-12-27: 17:50:00
Массаж и техника массжа... Скидки на новогоднии праздники. Приглашаем
Dulliesjag - 2018-12-27: 19:45:00
What organize the