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DEFINITION: n. A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road. v. To drive without bothering to watch where you are going.
Verboticisms
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Tranceport
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: trans port
Sentence: her new method of tranceport was more incarcoma than carcinoma, but was nonetheless fairly life threatening.
Etymology: trance, transport
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COMMENTS:
oohh very good. - erasmus, 2007-03-13: 07:01:00
Love it! I totally tranceported this weekend, on my way home from the bar. - Sketchy, 2007-03-13: 21:45:00
That's a great combination of concepts. - jedijawa, 2007-03-14: 10:03:00
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Carvoyance
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: car-voy-ance
Sentence: Clair used her extra sensory powers of carvoyance to get through the last 15 miles of car avoidance because she had been driving all night and was going into a nod.
Etymology: car + clairvoyance: second-sight, ESP -- to be able to see in a trance like state into the world beyond the perception of the normal senses
Trancesporting
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: trans/sport/ting
Sentence: Mandy is seen every morning trancesporting her children to school. She's always amazed when she wakes up inthe driveway sans children.
Etymology: trance + transporting
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COMMENTS:
Many Mommies would like this feature in her car...good word - Nosila, 2011-02-17: 21:33:00
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Roadtrippy
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: RODE-tri-pee
Sentence: Last night was so roadtrippy! One minute I was in Anaheim, the next I was in Cucamonga.
Etymology: road + trippy
Automobilinsomiaphobe
Created by: larebaltaf4
Pronunciation: auto - mobil - insomia - phobe
Sentence: i am automobilinsomniaphobing.
Etymology: auto (self) mobil (transporting) imsomnia (inablity to sleep)
Somnambuslate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: salm/nam/bus/late
Sentence: Our local bus driver would somnambuslate his way through his route - he was never on time.
Etymology: somnambulate (sleep walk) + bus + late
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COMMENTS:
rancid transit indeed! - Nosila, 2011-02-17: 21:31:00
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Cruisnoozing
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kroos - snuz - ing
Sentence: Linda went cruisnoozing to the store to pick up antacids after her atrocious all night vigil which had left her absolutely exhausted.
Etymology: cruise, snoozing
Automobilepilot
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: otto mo beel pyle ot
Sentence: Magenta drove her KIA home along the same route everyday. Because she had travelled the route and knew the dangers and nuances in each stage of the journey, she went into an automobilepilot state. This meant she left work and arrived home without remembering a single thing in between. No wonder she got 3 photo radar tickets in the mail for one particular day...the one she discovered she was pregnant, got a promotion and went through 2 red lights, very quickly!
Etymology: Automobile (car, vehicle usually with internal combustion engine) & Autopilot (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course; a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness)
Medidrive
Created by: EffingCharms
Pronunciation: Med-i- drive
Sentence: When she Medidrives, she makes less comments about how the other drivers are, well... driving.
Etymology: Medi is from meditate, meaning to meditate, be in a completely relaxed state.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James