Verboticisms

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

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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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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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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

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Created by: 758111

Pronunciation: non-somni-auto-meta

Sentence: when I was driving home I went into nonsomniautometa because the traffic horrible.

Etymology: non (not) Somni (sleep) auto (without the need to manually do something) meta (change)...In this case the deffinition is, "not asleep but driving without paying attention."

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Created by: DaWightNight

Pronunciation: neck-row-en-sieff-all-ism

Sentence: Alex experienced Necroencephalism when she drove home and could not remember the drive.

Etymology: Necro meaning dead, encephal meaning brain. Dead brain, meaning you cant remember anything.

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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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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

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Created by: brittinski94

Pronunciation: som nee mo beel ee ah

Sentence: After foregoing sleep in order to write a DBQ essay, one might find oneself practicing somnimobilia while driving to school.

Etymology: Somni means sleep, mob mean to move, and -ilia makes it sound cool

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Created by: tonya87

Pronunciation: Sn-oo-z-ear

Sentence: Sometimes when I am stressed I can't help but snoozeer

Etymology: Snooze/steer

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