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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.
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Lulladriving
Created by: RainbowView
Pronunciation: lull a drive ing
Sentence: On the way to Springfield, when I was more than halfway there, I suddenly realized that far too many drivers had fallen into their own serene states of lulladriving, blissfully unaware of the road sign flashing for them to get in the left lane.
Etymology: lull + lullaby + driving
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
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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Naplap
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nap-lap
Sentence: Joyce has driven back and forth to work so many times that her car practically drives itself there. She gets her Fiesta onto Siesta Blvd., puts the car into snooze control and takes a naplap. On more than one occasion somebody has woken her in her parking spot without her remembering the drive.
Etymology: nap (light sleep) + lap (orbit, circuit)
Antecrashsomnia
Created by: Paige
Pronunciation: ante crash som ni a
Sentence: While Shannon was driving down the windy road late last night she was slowly drifting into antecrashsomnia.
Etymology: ante: before crash: crash somn: sleep ia:
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COMMENTS:
love - sammrorkeydork, 2011-02-17: 11:31:00
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Automobilinsomiaphobe
Created by: larebaltaf4
Pronunciation: auto - mobil - insomia - phobe
Sentence: i am automobilinsomniaphobing.
Etymology: auto (self) mobil (transporting) imsomnia (inablity to sleep)
Sleepansteer
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: sleep-an-steer
Sentence: I have uncanny abilities to sleepansteer. I don't remember the drive at all.
Etymology: Sleep and steer
Sleepatomomney
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Sleep a tomo ney
Sentence: The driver suffers from sleepatomomney.
Etymology:
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James