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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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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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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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Automohobo
Created by: TheFourth
Pronunciation: ah-toe-mo-ho-bo
Sentence: When their record player caught on fire, they lost their house and became a automohobos. They're so underground.
Etymology: Automobile - a self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport Hobo - a tramp, vagrant
Suvivor
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: suh-VIVE-uhr
Sentence: After being tossed out by her two-timing husband Megan grabbed her two kids and their puppy and she became a suvivor, happy that she at least had the SUV as it provided a bit more in the way of creature comforts than a smaller vehicle may have done
Etymology: Use of SUV (acronym for Sports Utility Vehicle) and is a play on the word survivor.
Suvivor
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: suv-IVE-uhr
Sentence: After being tossed out by her two-timing husband Muriel grabbed her two kids and their puppy and she became a suvivor, happy that she at least had the SUV as it provided a bit more in the way of creature comforts than a smaller vehicle may have done
Etymology: Use of SUV (acronym for Sports Utility Vehicle) and is a play on the word survivor.
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COMMENTS:
best one yet! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-17: 06:52:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-17: 09:35:00
This is the word! Great story! - splendiction, 2009-02-18: 12:40:00
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Wreckhomer
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: wreck homer
Sentence: when she found out he brought this homewrecker in to their home she through him out and he became a wreckhomer
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-17: 06:53:00
Clever switcheroo! Super Duper word, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:34:00
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Carttage
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: caw taj - homophone with cottage
Sentence: Unfortunately they eventually lost their home and took up residence in their car. It would be temporary. When not downtown working, they returned up north to their carttage. As time went by, their carttage became their “home a way from home”.
Etymology: carttage and carttager. From "cottage" and "car".
Afordablehousing
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aff ohr dab il how zing
Sentence: He found the afordablehousing very spacious after living for years in his folkswagon
Etymology: aFORDable
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COMMENTS:
Watch my lips. This craic'ed me up. - scrabbelicious, 2012-01-27: 14:56:00
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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)
Carliver
Created by: Gadgetmo
Pronunciation: car - liver
Sentence: We have to live in our car because we've got no home.
Etymology:
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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