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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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Medipiolet
Created by: sammrorkeydork
Pronunciation: med a pi let
Sentence: I was driving home in heavy traffic, and I went into a medipiloet sage. I was super duperly relaxed and could drive anywhere anytime!
Etymology: medi - meditation piolet - driver
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)
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
Autoteleshalomnia
Created by: barqdog
Pronunciation: auto - tele - shalom - nia
Sentence: While driving, Mary fell into a state of autoteleshalomnia in which she had no recodnition of the ride, but arrived to her destination safely.
Etymology: auto- self. tele- at a distance. shalom- peace.
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COMMENTS:
great us of words.
i want you. - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00
use* tehe - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00
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Comudoze
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: com u doze
Sentence: Eliza was able to comudoze through her daily commute.
Etymology: from commute and doze and comatose.
Kipvana
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Kip Va Na
Sentence: Ned had become so enraptured in his 5:30 kipvana that he did not hear his name called on the radio and failed to claim the $100,000 prize.
Etymology: Kip= Australian for nap. Vana= A great rock band or the second part of Nir
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COMMENTS:
Kip Kip Hooray for your word! - Nosila, 2009-10-01: 01:32:00
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Wheeltrancefulness
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: weel'trans'ful'ness
Sentence: I've perfected both makeup-driving and wheeltrancefulness.
Etymology: Wheel + trance + wakefulness
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COMMENTS:
They should teach that in driver's school - mana1066, 2007-03-13: 13:14:00
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Snoozecontrol
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: snooze-con-troll
Sentence: Jill drove to work each day on snoozecontrol, barely aware of having made the trip and having no memory of any part of the 20 minute drive.
Etymology: snooze (half awake or less) + control (like cruise control only while in a semi-snooze)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! Gonna start tomorrow morning! - allwise, 2007-03-13: 05:00:00
Absolutely brilliant. - ErWenn, 2007-03-19: 01:46:00
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Steeresta
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: steer + ess + ta
Sentence: Sometimes on the way home I take a little steeresta - I've taken this drive so much I can literally do it in my sleep.
Etymology: steer + siesta
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James