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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.
Verboticisms
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Brakedancing
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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Autobrakitis
Created by: wiccanfey
Pronunciation: Auto-brake-i-tish (silent h)
Sentence: When my daughter was learning to drive, I couldn't help my autobrakitis and trying to grab the steering wheel to turn!
Etymology: Automatic, brake
Adbrakewafy
Created by: FeelTheMcGrath
Pronunciation: Ad-brayck-wah-fi
Sentence: As Jebediah and Miley stepped into the car, Miley felt uneasy. She had heard previously from her neighbors that Jebediah was a reckless driver, even when he wasn't on his yeast infection medication. As he put his foot on the gas and started to drive, Miley immediately adbrakewafied.
Etymology: Ad- To brake- break suddenly wafy- while saying, "Wa!"
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COMMENTS:
Vote - ColeyPTrain, 2013-09-12: 14:45:00
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Brakeamiss
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: brak/a/mis
Sentence: Her breathtaking brakeamiss technique did nothing to prevent her day-dreaming driver from swerving into a pink elephant sitting quietly in the driveway munching on a bag of peanuts.
Etymology: brake + amiss
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
Brakawish
Created by: celeron450
Pronunciation: brake-uh-wish
Sentence: As they approached the traffic jam far too rapidly, Brian's father could only brakawish.
Etymology: brake, make a wish
Selfpreserbreak
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: self-prez-er-brAk
Sentence: the driving instructor had an uncontrollable instinct for selfpreserbreaking, eventhough he realized he was impotent to stop any accident from happening.
Etymology: self + preservation + break
Slasm
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'sla-z&m/
Sentence: Every time Erik pulled into traffic, Jeff would slasm his foot down on the floor and scream "The brakes don't work on my side!"
Etymology: From slam + spasm
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