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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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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
Roadtrippy
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: RODE-tri-pee
Sentence: Last night was so roadtrippy! One minute I was in Anaheim, the next I was in Cucamonga.
Etymology: road + trippy
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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Autosomnia
Created by: bigmeat
Pronunciation: auto-somn-ia
Sentence: Sue was experiencing autosomnia on her way home from the bakery yesterday
Etymology: Auto-Self, Somnia- Sleep
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COMMENTS:
How creative! - bigmeat, 2011-02-17: 11:32:00
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Presmashination
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: pree-smash-i-nayh-shun
Sentence: The B-52's lulled me into a gentle state of presmashination shortly before I crashed into the rear end of the semi.
Etymology: pre=before + smash=crash + nation=suffix denoting a mental state.
Nonsomniautometa
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."
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)
Snortopilot
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: snore-toe-pie-lut
Sentence: she found herself constantly brakedancing while her dad was driving on snortopilot
Etymology: snore, autopilot
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COMMENTS:
thats quite a funny word. - erasmus, 2007-03-13: 06:36:00
the descriptive use is just as funny. (I have good visualisation skills.) - sunny09, 2007-03-13: 23:17:00
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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
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