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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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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.
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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Subdrivenation
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: suhb-drihv-ehn-AY-shuhn
Sentence: Alex somehow managed the 18 miles from Bootlick to Possum Holler on a mixture of cold medicine and subdrivenation.
Etymology: Portmanteau of "driven", "divination", and "sublimation"
Pelagnosanspect
Created by: jrlion2016
Pronunciation: pell-egg-noss-an-spekt
Sentence: Mary was tired and decided to not pay enough attention to the road while she was driving. She went into her pelagnostanspectic state so she could continue driving home without have any memory of her drive home.
Etymology: pel-to drive; a-without; gnos-knowledge; an-without; spect-seeing
Napigate
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: nap-a-gate
Sentence: After years of working the graveyard shift, Joel was highly skilled at napigating between his home and workplace. So successful in fact, that after retiring, he would sometimes awake with a start to find himself trying to unlock his old office.
Etymology: Navigate plus nap.
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COMMENTS:
I hate it when I go to work when I don\'t have to. - artr, 2009-09-30: 14:43:00
Love it... - Nosila, 2009-10-01: 01:30:00
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Zenpilot
Created by: chercherlalun
Pronunciation: zen pi lot
Sentence: Mary was a zenpilot. She had become one with the steering wheel
Etymology:
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.
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James