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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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Quasidriving

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: kwaz/i/driving

Sentence: Dude! I was quasidriving all the way home. I have no idea how I got here, but somehow I did! That is so cool, I hope I didn't run over somebody.

Etymology: Quasi- resembling in some degree. Driving - doh.

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Driversleepinsolmia

Created by: amicain

Pronunciation: driver-sleep-insolmia

Sentence: When a persons is not able to drive without falling asleep. May cause death upon moving.

Etymology: driver-sleep-insolmia

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Pelnonspectosis

Created by: hughjass

Pronunciation: pel non spect osis

Sentence:

Etymology: pel-to drive, non-not , spect-looking, osis-action

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Trancenigate

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: TRANS-neh-gayt

Sentence: Even while in a meditative state, Hector always manages to safely trancenigate the highways and byways, to the complete astonishment of those who know him well and have ridden with him.

Etymology: Blend of 'trance' and 'navigate'

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Comudoze

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: com u doze

Sentence: Eliza was able to comudoze through her daily commute.

Etymology: from commute and doze and comatose.

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Inthezzzzoom

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: in the zoom

Sentence: It always freaks me when I see other drivers operating their vehicles inthezoom.

Etymology: "in the zone" (being totally focussed on an activity) + zzzz (cartoon language for sleeping) + zoom (move fast, typically when driving a car)

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Carvoyance

mrskellyscl

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

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Fordsiesta

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fOrd-sEE-esta

Sentence: Jill drives a Ford Fiesta that she named her Fordsiesta. It seems she gets her best naps while driving it.

Etymology: ford fiesta/siesta

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COMMENTS:

I wonder if it's because of the drozing sound the wheels make? - sunny09, 2007-03-14: 00:03:00

erasmus oohh this one is very good. - erasmus, 2007-03-14: 12:15:00

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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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Somnidrive

Created by: darkXshadow

Pronunciation: som-ny-der-ive

Sentence: i was somnidriving the other day...

Etymology: somn means to sleep. drive means to convey in a vehicle.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-13: 01:00:29
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-30: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James