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'Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.'

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'

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Somnambuslate

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: salm/nam/bus/late

Sentence: Our local bus driver would somnambuslate his way through his route - he was never on time.

Etymology: somnambulate (sleep walk) + bus + late

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rancid transit indeed! - Nosila, 2011-02-17: 21:31:00

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Autoteleshalomnia

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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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barqdog great us of words. i want you. - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00

barqdog use* tehe - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00

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Automobilinsomiaphobe

Created by: larebaltaf4

Pronunciation: auto - mobil - insomia - phobe

Sentence: i am automobilinsomniaphobing.

Etymology: auto (self) mobil (transporting) imsomnia (inablity to sleep)

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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."

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Somnimobilia

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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Carthorsemode

Created by: letterati

Pronunciation: huh? cart-horse-mode

Sentence: He was so mad, he switched into carthorsemode the rest of the way

Etymology: er, old English farming practice?

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Sleepatomomney

Created by: acarr23

Pronunciation: Sleep a tomo ney

Sentence: The driver suffers from sleepatomomney.

Etymology:

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Sleepansteer

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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-13: 01:00:29
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-30: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James