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'Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.'

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.

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Autosomnia

Created by: bigmeat

Pronunciation: auto-somn-ia

Sentence: Sue was experiencing autosomnia on her way home from the bakery yesterday

Etymology: Auto-Self, Somnia- Sleep

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How creative! - bigmeat, 2011-02-17: 11:32:00

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Hibernavigating

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hy ber navi gay ting

Sentence: Morphea was good at hibernavigating on her long commute home. She was there, but could never recall how she got home.

Etymology: Hibernating (be in an inactive or dormant state;Sleeping) & Navigating (direct to travel carefully and safely)

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Socratichypnosautoperation

Created by: username

Pronunciation: sôk-rāt-ĭk-hĭp-nōs-ätō-pûr-ā-shən

Sentence: When Paige is on a long straight road and did not get enough sleep, she uses socratichypnosautoperation believing that she will remain safe.

Etymology: socratic- derived from the Greek philosopher Socrates meaning "having safe might" Hypnos- the Greek root hypnos means "sleep" auto- shortened/derived from automobile meaning "automobile" operation- to operate

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Catnapigate

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: katnapigāt

Sentence: Some mornings are rougher than others. Few hour of sleep, light traffic and mostly straight, boring roads can tempt James to catnapigate his way to work. More than once the rumble strips on the shoulder of the highway have been his friend.

Etymology: catnap (a short, light sleep; a doze) + navigate (travel on a desired course after planning a route)

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Snoozequeuing

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: snoos-kju-ing

Sentence: Every day, as Jane snoozequeued her way to work, she would listen to language-tapes and subconsciously learn a new language every month or two.

Etymology: snooze - button-mashing in the morning queue - a line of people/cars which moves towards a common goal

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