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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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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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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:
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.
Rudeetootee
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: roo-dee-too-tee
Sentence: My father never let me go out a second time with a rudeetootee.
Etymology: RUDE + TOOT
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COMMENTS:
terrific! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 09:39:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00
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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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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
Honkistador
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: honk ees ta dor
Sentence: Honkistador, your Mustang stands in need of company And like some horny gigolo now, you reek of rudity!
Etymology: Honk (to sound/use the horn of a car) & Conquistador ("Conqueror" in Spanish language;Spanish explorers/adventurers who conquered Mexico and Peru in the 16th century; also song title by group Procol Harum in 1967)
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COMMENTS:
clever - mweinmann, 2009-05-01: 11:39:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:39:00
Honkistador - ha ha! Well done. - splendiction, 2009-05-01: 16:48:00
Love it!!! - libertybelle, 2009-05-04: 09:09:00
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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
Toottweet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toottweet
Sentence: Jeremy has his own form of e-communications. Texting,Twitter? Not for him. When he wants to summon his girlfriend he tweets her with his car horn. And he expects her to appear toottweet.
Etymology: toot (to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) + tweet (to post on Twitter)a play on toot sweet (Quickly, immediately, at once. This word is a corruption of the French ‘tout de suite’, which literally means 'all at once')
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:
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