Verboticisms

Created by: alyssawren

Pronunciation: an-tee-back-driving

Sentence: Lucy was antebackdriving because the driver wasn't breaking or driving very well. She was breaking before the driver was.

Etymology: ante: before back: back seat driving:driving better than the driver

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Created by: limnrix

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Created by: meganfis

Pronunciation: Contra-cardiac-tist

Sentence: The driving instructor was on the edge of her seat, and was being a contracardiactist.

Etymology: contra- against, cardiac-heart,

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Created by: Adamson

Pronunciation: brit-brake

Sentence: I just can't get use to be sitting on this side and not driving, sorry if I britbrake and britclutch all the time.

Etymology: brit (brittain)+braking

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: sloane-righ-duh

Sentence: Bernadette was the (self-appointed) car safety officer. Whenever the driver approached a 'hazard' (another car, for example), Bernadette would slam her foot onto the floor and beseech him to slow down.

Etymology: slow + 'lone rider'

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Created by: hairydoginparis

Pronunciation: brayk-shus

Sentence: My mother is a bad driver and I am often brakescious in the car with her.

Etymology: brake-to stop unconscious-to be unaware

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Created by: johnnyrockett

Pronunciation: Br-a-ke-dans-ing

Sentence: As we slid through the stop sign, I instinctively breakdanced on the passenger side floor.

Etymology: Oh come on...breakdancing?

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COMMENTS:

how does this have 62 points? where did they all come from? - Javeson1, 2006-12-29: 00:44:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: im-ped-ul-ment

Sentence: Sue hated riding in stop-and-go traffic when Bob was driving, as her impedalment would leave her leg aching by the journey's end.

Etymology: impediment, pedal

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: Cairo-taxi-ride

Sentence: With heart pounding the passenger cairotaxirode in a reflex, futile attempt to prevent a collision with a camel in downtown Cairo.

Etymology: Cairo (personal experience of this definition occurred in this city) + taxi (drivers of which, have no fear in Cairo) + ride (being taken for one)

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Created by: gbegun

Pronunciation: BREV-aye-TOR

Sentence: Because of Suzi's brevator like personality, she believes everything should be stopped prematurely.

Etymology: Brev-Short Ator-person

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