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DEFINITION: v. To sit in your car and repeatedly honk your horn, so that your passengers, who are waiting inside the house, know you are ready to go. n. A person who uses a car horn as an multi-purpose communication tool.
Verboticisms
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Hornicate
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: hor nuh cay t
Sentence: Amy was blatantly ignoring John's hornication. She didn't really want to go out with him, and it was fun to annoy the neighbors.
Etymology: horn (beep beep!) + communicate (talk or convey a message)
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COMMENTS:
seriously hilarious - mweinmann, 2009-05-01: 11:40:00
and if she lived in California it would be califohornication - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:40:00
Surely this is what a mommy rhino and a daddy rhino do when they love each other ver very much? - Eightbhall, 2013-08-29: 09:28:00
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Hornbell
Created by: dekra
Pronunciation: horn-bell
Sentence: John couldn't bring himself to walk 30 feet up the sidewalk, so he simply rang the hornbell repeatedly until Jess was annoyed enough to come outside.
Etymology: Car Horn + Door Bell
Honkvince
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with conkvince
Sentence: not only did Marty conkvince his family in the kitchen, from the warmth of his car he would honkvince them it was time to leave.
Etymology: conkvince (a previous verbotomy this week) + honk
Littlebeaubeep
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: litlbōbēp
Sentence: Littlebeaubeep is stealing sleep, He's honking for his girlfriend; If she'd come out, The neighbors would shout, And no one would have to hurt them.
Etymology: Little Bo Peep (A nursery rhyme about a girl and her sheep)+ beau (a boyfriend or male admirer) + beep (a short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 05:31:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00
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Honkasorusrex
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: Honk-A-Sor-Us-Rex
Sentence: Dave, being hungry for a Sizzler steak could not bear to wait another second for his chick. He made wild honkasorusrex noises to attract his mate.
Etymology: Honk + T-Rex
Aggravimpatient
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ag're - im pa shent
Sentence: Don Juan couldn't wait for no one, obviously his aggravimpatience, was getting the best of him, and probably to everyone else in earshot
Etymology: aggravate + impatient
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COMMENTS:
But he could wait for someone. Fierce! - hyperborean, 2009-05-03: 21:14:00
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Claxonator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: clax-ehn-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Rufus was an ardent and often obnoxious claxonator who could always be depended upon to use his car horn as a signaling device, rather than just going to the door to alert folks that he's ready to roll.
Etymology: 'Claxon' (v. to sound loudly; - of car horns) with suffix '-ator' to denote one who 'does something'
Omnihonkist
Created by: phoenix89
Pronunciation: Omni - honk -ist
Sentence: Some people like to use their car honks to signal everyone for everything. n. To assume people know what you want just by you honking your car horn or any sound producing tool of the like.
Etymology: Omni : all / Honk : to cause a sond. / ist : someone who practices a certain thing.
Carmunicator
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kar mew nik ay tor
Sentence: The instalation of a novelty hooter in his car turned him from a carmunicator to a carmoonicator
Etymology: communicator, car
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2009-05-01: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you for giving us the honk! ~ James
splendiction - 2009-05-01: 16:47:00
I wasn't going to play today, but I couldn't resist your definition, metro!
mrskellyscl - 2009-05-01: 17:52:00
These are all so good -- very talented wordsmiths.
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-02: 05:35:00
I haven't wanted to play all week here...but Metrohumnax you've always got the right words to say :) Great definition as always! I do come vote on my favs. I may come back one day and create again...I don't know yet...Ciao!
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-05: 01:15:00
OMGosh another freakin' typo..."Verbotoslap" me Metro! lol METROHUMANX* ya know you're one of my best friends on here...sorry about that typo... :)~ Great definitions as always Metro!
dochanne - 2009-05-06: 00:25:00
Nice.
Verbotomy - 2010-11-15: 00:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James