Verboticisms

Created by: caffreyc

Pronunciation: Death+control

Sentence: Driving on deathcontrol is perfectly safe, relying on the third eye to protect you and saving a great deal of energy

Etymology: If cruise control regulates speed, then deathcontrol is your way of regulating the time of your death.

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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.

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Created by: recessivejean

Pronunciation: Zen-uh-gayt

Sentence: I've no idea how she managed to zenigate rush hour traffic while fixing her makeup, talking on her phone, and flossing her teeth.

Etymology: zen/igate from zen + navigate

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: yoh-dryv-guh

Sentence: Her Yoga instructor advised her that she practice some poses at home, maybe a few hours per week between classes. Would yodrivega count as practice time?

Etymology: yoga (a Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity) + drive

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Created by: elcomputo

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: zo + nav + ih + gate

Sentence: I've gone this way so many times I can zonavigate it with my eyes closed. Which is how I usually do it.

Etymology: zone + navigate

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Created by: torpid

Pronunciation: som-nish-uhns

Sentence: Joan, driving across the state without having slept for 2 days, managed to avoid hitting a biker despite having her eyes closed and snoring due to her incredible somniscience.

Etymology: omniscience + somn (latin prefix meaning sleep)

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Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: trip-sen-den-tl

Sentence: When Ken arrived at work he realized he had been in a tripscendental state the entire way.

Etymology: trip - (travel, journey) transcendental - (supernatural, abstract)

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Created by: FreeToys

Pronunciation: snooz' - miss - ul sounds like: Cruise Missile

Sentence: Although an encounter with a bridge would have been fitting, the Snoozemissile drifted into oncoming traffic, as they often do.

Etymology: snoozing/missile

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Created by: Windy

Pronunciation: zzzz-I'm awake--zzzz

Sentence: It was just a matter of submitting to her subconscious; when Alice was luciddriving she could control the cruise control with her knees

Etymology: lucid dreaming

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