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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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Psuedabraker
Created by: llimllib
Pronunciation: `Sood-a-break-er
Sentence: Steven laughed when Janine, the ex-driving instructor, bought her antique car. "Now you're a pseudabraker in a Studabaker!"
Etymology: Psuedo + braker = psuedabraker
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COMMENTS:
I like the Studabaker reference. I got it without looking at the sentance. - johnnyrockett, 2006-12-27: 10:48:00
Thanks Johnny. - llimllib, 2006-12-28: 08:15:00
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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)
Autonecrophobia
Created by: omista
Pronunciation: aw-to-nec-RO-FO-BE-uh
Sentence: Jims autonecrophobia was so overwhelming that he found it hard to let anyone else drive.
Etymology: auto- self/car; necro- death; phobia- fear of
Brakescious
Created by: hairydoginparis
Pronunciation: brayk-shus
Sentence: My mother is a bad driver and I am often brakescious in the car with her.
Etymology: brake-to stop unconscious-to be unaware
Contrafibble
Created by: RachelRocks
Pronunciation: Con-tra-fibble
Sentence: Jeez mom, stop contrafibbling the floor of my truck when I'm driving.
Etymology: contra - against fibble - stomp
Stompathy
Created by: cannibalgymnastics
Pronunciation: stom- path - ee
Sentence: She didn't see the cyclist in time, but I still slammed my foot down in stompathy
Etymology:
Phantasmabrakeage
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: fan-TAS-ma-BRAKE-ij
Sentence: Bob suffered from an incurable phantasmabrakeage syndrome, causing most of his friends to insist on him driving everywhere.
Etymology: From phantasm (imaginary) and brakeage (the action of a brake)
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.
Drivenger
Created by: camel
Pronunciation: Drive-en-ger
Sentence: Gas, break, dip - I can't help but drivenger whenever Tyrone takes me out to ghost ride the whip.
Etymology: Driver, passenger
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