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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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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
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.
Cacophannoy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ca-cau-phan-noy
Sentence: Every morning at 7 Michelle's father would create cacophannoy for the neighbors as he waited in his driveway for her to finish her grooming rituals before school.
Etymology: cacophony: blare, noise, din + annoy: to irritate or disturb
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COMMENTS:
also carcophony or carcophannoy as well!! - mweinmann, 2009-05-01: 11:39:00
super combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:38:00
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Irritoot
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: eer - eh -toot
Sentence: Lester always managed to irritoot all of my neighbors. Everytime he came to pick me up, he sat in my driveway beeping his horn every 30 seconds. Needless to say, I don't have him pick me up anymore and because he had a bad habit of repeating everything he said over and over, I seldom see him either......he was just so irritooting and irritating!!!
Etymology: irritate and toot
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COMMENTS:
this made me laugh - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:41:00
No Les no more! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:38:00
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Hornacular
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: hor-naa-kew-ler
Sentence: Her mother spoke in the hornacular, just honking and honking rather than going to the door.
Etymology:
Sonatabitch
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: so-nah-tah-bich
Sentence: Gabriel started sounding his Dominican Doorbell before he even pulled up in front of the house. He thought he was effectively saving time and energy. Everyone else thought he was a sonatabitch!
Etymology: SONATA (a composition for one or more solo instruments, usu. written in three or four movements) + BITCH (a female dog) sounds like: son-of-a-bitch.
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COMMENTS:
Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:41:00
i learned something ('Dominican doorbell")
I love your sentences, always
(and your etymology) - DrWebsterIII, 2009-05-02: 15:42:00
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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'
Masterhonkus
Created by: someperson101
Pronunciation: mæstərhɑŋkəs
Sentence: The masterhonkus can break the steering wheel when mad.
Etymology: mastermind + honk
Overhonkahorn
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Oh-ver-honk-a-horn
Sentence: Josh irked the neighbors as kept up his constant "overhonkahorn" in his car thinking it would speed up Prissy to hurry up!
Etymology: Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
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COMMENTS:
Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:21:00
Sory it's late...I hit the wrong section for my etymology...LOL! Honk Honk! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:24:00
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Comments:
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!
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.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James