Verboticisms

Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation: s-eye-con

Sentence: My psycon took over, and I was soon home without even realising it

Etymology: Psy, from Psychic indicating a mental/subsconcious ability. Con, from Control, as in being in control of something.

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fOrd-sEE-esta

Sentence: Jill drives a Ford Fiesta that she named her Fordsiesta. It seems she gets her best naps while driving it.

Etymology: ford fiesta/siesta

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I wonder if it's because of the drozing sound the wheels make? - sunny09, 2007-03-14: 00:03:00

oohh this one is very good. - erasmus, 2007-03-14: 12:15:00

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Created by: victy

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Etymology: navi-navigation... safo-safety....cle-vehicle

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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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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: 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

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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)

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Created by: Sketchy

Pronunciation: auto-pilo-te-lep-a-thy

Sentence: I've been using Autopilotelepathy to get around these days. It's much easier then having to actually drive with your eyes open.

Etymology: Auto (automatic) Pilot (person controlling the vehicle); Telepathy- Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. **In this case the ability to see whats happening on the road with eyes closed.

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Created by: deweyanddoug

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Sentence: I drove for thirteen hours straight, but my keen skill of Autoobsernavigation kicked in during the tenth hour on the road.

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: com u doze

Sentence: Eliza was able to comudoze through her daily commute.

Etymology: from commute and doze and comatose.

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Created by: zachclute

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