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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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Tripscendental
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)
Somniscience
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)
Deathcontrol
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.
Sensavation
Created by: Lurky2000
Pronunciation: Sense-ah-vashun
Sentence: Moving into 3rd gear, she sensavated her way home while reading the newspaper
Etymology:
Forcetowakethoughasleep
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: force-to-wake-though-asleep
Sentence: forcing to be awake, eventhough she was so sleepy..
Etymology: force to be awake
Napigation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: nap-i-gay-shun
Sentence: Nerida's sleep apnoea was offset by her excellent napigation, so even when she dozed off at the wheel because of her sleep problems she was still able to win the Paris to Dakkar rally.
Etymology: navigation + nap
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COMMENTS:
Decades ago after the obligatory end-of-week get-together, I often wonder how I had got home. Now I know it was napigation! You have my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-04: 23:30:00
great stuff - Lurky2000, 2007-09-05: 05:41:00
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Pseudoautocruise
Created by: kasaj
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i was driving on pseudoautocruise when that truck hit me from behind
Etymology: pseudo=false
