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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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Spazenger
Created by: thedugster
Pronunciation: Spaz - enger
Sentence: My passenger needs medication, they are such a spazenger!
Etymology: Passengers who demonstrate irrational responses to required driving maneuvers.
Contracardiactist
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,
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
Bootflex
Created by: Drock
Pronunciation: BOOT-fleks
Sentence: As her friend skidded past the stop sign, she crammed her eyes closed and made a bootflex.
Etymology: Bootless - without result, futile. Reflex - an involuntary action.
Benefictious
Created by: specks28
Pronunciation: Ben-eh-fick-tus
Sentence: Polly was benefictious when I drove her to the zoo. She thanked me over and over again.
Etymology: Bene-good Fictious- real
Abscared
Created by: meganhardy
Pronunciation: ab-scared
Sentence: My foot abscared when Allison almost hit a tree while she was driving me to school this morning.
Etymology: ab- from scared- beleiving that your life is in great danger.
Abtrified
Created by: AllisonLittell
Pronunciation: Ab-trified
Sentence: Megan was abtrified when a horse ran in front of her car.
Etymology: Ab-from,away,down Trified-scared
Hyperchumping
Created by: ce0brb
Pronunciation: Hy-per-chump-ing
Sentence: Either drive yourself, or deal with being a passenger. Just stop hyperchumping.
Etymology: Hyperchondriac & pumping (at non existant brake pedal).
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COMMENTS:
This should perhaps be 'hypochumping', if you spell 'hypochondriac' correctly. - degsy99, 2007-01-04: 05:01:00
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Stopujerk
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: STOP YOU JERK!
Sentence: "I hate driving with Jenny," he muttered, slamming the door behind him. "Stopujerk, stopujerk, stopujerk..." he mimicked.
Etymology: Muttering under the breath but loudly.
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