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DEFINITION: n. A person who lives in their car because they have lost their home. v. To live in your car.
Verboticisms
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Fordablehousing
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ford abel how zing
Sentence: After losing his job and home, Randy moved the family into his Focus, so that they would have fordablehousing.
Etymology: Affordable housing (low cost dwelling) & Ford(automobile brand)
Hummerabode
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hum - mur - abod
Sentence: At the end of their long day, Jeffrey and Gloria walked back to their hummerabode. Their kids and dog were waiting for them in the backseat. It was a prestige vehicle and had all the comforts of home. It had been their one last luxury before they maxed out their credit cards and went bankrupt. It did not seem like a luxury any longer but they were glad it wasn't a VW Rabbit.
Etymology: Hummer + Abode + a play on the phrase "humble abode" >> Hummer (a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors) Abode (the home or place where one lives)
Dodgelodge
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: doj-loj
Sentence: Well children, the GFC has ruined us. The bank has foreclosed and next week the repo men will no doubt arrive to take away the furniture and the next we'll be dodgelodging.
Etymology: Dodge (motor vehicle manufacturer) + lodge (n. cabin or v. reside)
Condominivan
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kon doh min eeeeeeeeeee van
Sentence: He lived in a condominivan with his wife, two kids, his pet sheep and his accountant.
Etymology: condominium, mini van
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COMMENTS:
Excellent blend. Sheep and accountant? Sounds kinky....he said, with a sheepish grin. - Mustang, 2009-02-17: 08:14:00
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-17: 09:35:00
I think you mean Vantastic,Jab...and as for the sheep, ewe go galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 01:21:00
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Vinhabit
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vin hab it
Sentence: Since the downturn in the economy, the Cameron Family has lived in their mini-van. In fact they vinhabit it. At first it was a shock, but after they stored all their stuff, but the TV, at a friend's, they have come to love their mobile existance. No house to clean, no lawn to mow, no worry about bill collectors and taxmen finding you and if you don't like your neighbors, you just move during the night and go somewhere else. Everyday is an adventure!
Etymology: VIN (Vehicle Identification Number...a unique serial number (17 characters) used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles) & Inhabit (to live in; makes one's home in)
Vangalow
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: van/ga/low
Sentence: They moved from apartment dwellers to a vangalow in whatever neighood they wanted.
Etymology: VANGALOW - noun - from VAN (a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck) + BUNGALOW (a one-storied house)
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2009-02-17: 23:19:00
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Homobile
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: hobo-mobeel
Sentence: George why are staying in your car. I'm a homobile
Etymology: homosapien, automobile
Autodweller
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: otto dwel ler
Sentence: Danny had become an autodweller when his stocks plummeted, the bank foreclosed and he lost his home. He moved his family to the country and parked their family sedan, which became their new home. He was not sure if he were a Dodgelodger, an Autonomad, a Vehiculardomicile, Hyundenizen, or a CarResident...the sedantics did not matter. There were a few advantages to living the gypsy life. They could tour the country, meet new people, try new schools every month and redecoration was an obsolete word to them...at least until the gas ran out!
Etymology: Auto (automobile;4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine) & Dweller (a person who inhabits a particular place)
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COMMENTS:
cracked up laughing over the many sedantics! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:40:00
Your mind is in overdrive! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-17: 20:45:00
sedantics ftw. - zrotv, 2009-02-17: 22:30:00
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Kuruminase
Created by: hellohime
Pronunciation: Koo-Loo-Mi-Na-say
Sentence: After being kicked out on the street, with nothing but his car and bag of clothes, he found himself in a very kuruminase situation.
Etymology: Stemming from the japanese word for Car (kurumi), transliterated as "Car-Living-Person" meaning a person who uses their car as a place of residence.
Dwellonwheels
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: DWELL on WHEELS
Sentence: When I was younger, I was hellonwheels, riding around on my Harley. But now I've been reduced to dwellonwheels because I am living in my car.
Etymology: Play on HELL ON WHEELS and made up from DWELL and WHEELS
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COMMENTS:
Puntastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:32:00
This just make me giggle. Nice Job! - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:55:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann. Thank you mweinmann. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann. Thank you mweinmann. ~ James
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