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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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Ghostbraking
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: Ghost-braking
Sentence: Instinctivly braking when such an action is felt as needed but when there is no brake pedal.
Etymology:
Brakejunkie
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: brake-junk-ee
Sentence: Chris was such a brakejunkie that he couldn't sit still while riding with anybody unless he was the driver.
Etymology: brake + junkie
Brakesist
Created by: FionaMin
Pronunciation: BRAYK-sist
Sentence: When the she saw the fast-approaching red light, Tammy felt the need to brakesist.
Etymology: brake + assist
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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Cairotaxiride
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)
Brasm
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: brahsm
Sentence: Lucy was always on edge when riding in the car with her husband, Lou, and as he was often quite inattentive she would have a brasm, stomping on an imaginary brake pedal when she thought he was too slow to do so himself.
Etymology: Blend of 'brake' (device for stopping vehicles) and 'spasm' ( A sudden burst of energy, activity, or emotion)
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
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
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