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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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Hypertranssomnia
Created by: Railrod
Pronunciation: Hyper- Trans- Somnia
Sentence: F.J. experienced hypertranssomnia while driving to his grandmother's house that he had been to thousands of times.
Etymology: hyper, above + trans, across + somnia, sleep
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)
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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Autopilotelepathy
Created by: Sketchy
Pronunciation: auto-pilo-te-lep-a-thy
Sentence: I've been using Autopilotelepathy to get around these days. It's much easier then having to actually drive with your eyes open.
Etymology: Auto (automatic) Pilot (person controlling the vehicle); Telepathy- Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. **In this case the ability to see whats happening on the road with eyes closed.
Carvana
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Kar-varh-na
Sentence: After 15 years of solid driving experience, Betty had finally reached carvana - the awareness that her car and the traffic are ONE... and everything else is maya, illusion...
Etymology: Car + nirvana. Nirvana: the highest spiritual plane according to Buddhism. (Maya, btw, is the Hare Krishna (Hindu sect) word for illusion.)
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COMMENTS:
Everything else is illusion? Sounds like carvananity... - wordmeister, 2007-03-13: 15:35:00
I thought so too...though that's not why I eventually rejected further exploration... - Discoveria, 2007-03-13: 18:03:00
I'm impressed with your Hindu and Buddist knowledge. like the word too. - erasmus, 2007-03-14: 05:23:00
I like this one! - jedijawa, 2007-03-14: 10:01:00
erasmus - thanks. No-one would suspect that I had to google nirvana for a definition...;D - Discoveria, 2007-03-14: 11:48:00
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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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Snoozeer
Created by: tonya87
Pronunciation: Sn-oo-z-ear
Sentence: Sometimes when I am stressed I can't help but snoozeer
Etymology: Snooze/steer
Ghandetour
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: gon-dee-tour
Sentence: When I got on the interstate, I must have taken a ghandetour, because when I arrived at work, I couldn't remember anything about the trip. It was likely I was wanderpondering some minutia, like today's Verbotomy definition.
Etymology: Ghandi, detour
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James