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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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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'
Nonosispilot
Created by: brittmojo
Pronunciation: Non osis pilot
Sentence: The driver tended to be a nonosispilot.
Etymology: Non - not Osis- action Pilot- one who steers
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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Inthezzzzoom
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)
Carvoyance
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
Snoozeer
Created by: tonya87
Pronunciation: Sn-oo-z-ear
Sentence: Sometimes when I am stressed I can't help but snoozeer
Etymology: Snooze/steer
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
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
Sixsensigate
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: siks-sensee-gaet
Sentence: Last night after the party, William's driving was totally a sixsensigate becuase he was drunk.
Etymology: six was taken from sixth and sens was taken from sense. sixth sense is an imaginary sense which is believed to work when the other five fail.gate is taken from a word navigate means to move.so, to move through sixth sense when rest of the sense are morbid or work less efficiently.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James