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DEFINITION: A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road.
Verboticisms
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Subcondrive
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Sub-cohn-dreye-ve
Sentence: The cars in front of him were barely moving so Tim decided it would be best if he just subcondrove.
Etymology: Subconscious and drive.
Slaken
Created by: skepsis
Pronunciation: slay-kin
Sentence: I was able to get to work in a slaken state without causing any accidents (that I can remember).
Etymology: sleep and awaken
Autovana
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: aw/toh/vah/nuh
Sentence: Driving was pure pleasure when she climbed into her car and slipped into a state of autovana.
Etymology: automobile + automatic + nirvana
Naughtopilot
Created by: tempest
Pronunciation: NAWT-o-pie-lut
Sentence: Bill snapped out of naughtopilot at the sound of the airhorn from the 18-wheeler behind him at the light.
Etymology: Naught + autopilot
Sublimnopilot
Created by: genemcl73
Pronunciation: sub lim no pilot
Sentence: I left work and got home and didn't even remember driving there, I was on sublimnopilot.
Etymology:
Autonosis
Created by: HarryLimeJuice
Pronunciation: aw-toh-KNOW-ses
Sentence: Stacy had a major case of autonosis when, driving from Denver to Atlanta, she ended up without gas in an empty parking lot.
Etymology: Derived from the slang for automobile, or auto, and the cognitive state suffix -nosis.
Crooze
Created by: trioptimum
Pronunciation: crooz
Sentence: She fastened the seat belt, cued up her favourite album, and prepared for the zen-like bliss of the morning crooze.
Etymology: snooze (a light sleep) + cruise (to travel at a moderate speed)
Castanetivigation
Created by: PeePaw00
Pronunciation: cast-a-net-ah-vah-gay-shun
Sentence: The desert highway was empty, and in my state of mind only castanetivigation could help me reach my ultimate destination.
Etymology: Cast-a-net (and/or Carlos Castaneda) + navigation
