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

DEFINITION: A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road.

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Autonosis

HarryLimeJuice

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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Tripnosis

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: trip-no-siss

Sentence: after years of taking the kids to their early morning swimming lessons, it became easy for me to get there via tripnosis

Etymology: trip, hypnosis

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COMMENTS:

i submitted tranceport thinking i was all clever but then when i checked on the words that came up last time for this definition i saw that tranceport had been done... - rikboyee, 2007-09-04: 03:23:00

good word. Defines a lot of travelling situations. You hae my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-04: 23:34:00

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Lucmanoeys

Created by: h4ste

Pronunciation: look-ma-no-eyes

Sentence: Keep your eyes on the road!! Its not as if you have lucmanoeys!!

Etymology: look + Ma + No + Eyes i thought of a kid riding his bicycle with no hands and showing it off to his mom. he said " LOOK MA!! NO HANDS!! "

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Napigation

petaj

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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Autodrivitate

SirVimes

Created by: SirVimes

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Etymology: Autodrive + Meditate

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Luciddriving

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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Zonavigate

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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Narcotransience

mayflyjac

Created by: mayflyjac

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Yodrivega

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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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

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