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DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.
Verboticisms
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Jettamindtrick
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: Jet-a-mind-trik
Sentence: Amalia was a pro at the Jettamindtrick. She knew that, with the magical power of her car and her superior mind, she could persuade other drivers at a four-way stop that she was there first, she could merge across four lanes of traffic at rush hour and yes, she could get a leading green arrow even as the only car in the turn lane. Sadly, however, she over-reached her "powers" when she tried to silently dissuade a state trooper from giving her a speeding ticket. After seeing her make odd, painful looking facial contortions at him, the trooper not only wrote her a ticket, he had her take a road side sobriety test as well.
Etymology: Jedi mind trick from Star Wars altered to incorporate Jetta, the Volkswagen sedan.
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COMMENTS:
Amalia should run into Heidi on a deserted back road. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 02:24:00
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Inchicle
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: INCH-icle
Sentence:
Etymology: Inch (inch forward/creep) + Vehicle = Inchicle
Redleadfoot
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: red-led-foot
Sentence: Redleadfooting is one of the main causes of road rage stabbings & deaths.
Etymology: red (as in red traffic light)+ lead (as in metal or heavy) + foot
Greengo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gree ng go
Sentence: The greengo he try the dodge city shuffle one time too many. He meet a beer lorry on a mission at a major intersection, asquashed him like a tortilla!
Etymology: gringo, green go.
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COMMENTS:
veree funnee - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-06: 12:44:00
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Carincher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: carincher: kar-in-cher
Sentence: The karincher in front of me at the red light got clipped by a car zipping through the intersection.
Etymology: Carincher ... car for car and incher for moving forward inch by inch.
Waitingvroom
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Way-ting-v-roo-m
Sentence: Bill was a very impatient driver so every time he came across a red traffic signal he always chose to use the waitingvroom system, by revving the car engine and then slowly inching forward so that he was ready to pull away as soon as possible.
Etymology: Waiting(be delayed, to wait for a particular event to happen) + Vroom(the sound of a car engine when revving up) = Waitingvroom
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COMMENTS:
Vroomderbar word! - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 01:59:00
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Locomotorist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lo ko mo to rist
Sentence: Coco was a locomotorist. She would creep her car along at red lights, without concern for those heading her way from either side. She's been lucky so far, but her luck is running out. Is this Suicide by Suzuki? Harakiri by Hyundai? Death by Dodge? Kamikaze by Kia? Murder by Mazda? Coco is also Loco.
Etymology: Locomotion (self-propelled movement) & Motorist (driver) and Loco (Spanish for crazy)
Hintersection
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hinn tur sek shun
Sentence: somehow the gods of the intersection were immune to her hintersection
Etymology: intersection hint
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COMMENTS:
ooh - good one - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:07:00
Why are there no "GO" signs? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:10:00
Hinteresting word! - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 01:54:00
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Sneakcelerate
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: sneek-sell'-er-ate
Sentence: Congolia, desperate to meet her blind date, began to sneakcelerate when the traffic light seemed to be stuck on red.
Etymology: From "sneak" (to creep up stealthily) + part of "accelerate" (to hasten the progress of)
Redvancer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: red van ser
Sentence: Despite learning the opposite in driving school, when Polly graduated and started driving, she developed bad habits. Her latest was to become a Redvancer...someone who tries to make the red light faster by inching forward. On this day she inadvertantly did her Redvancer trick in front of a patrol car. Was she ever amazed to be ticketed for coming to a rolling stop and failing to yield to a stop sign. Polly paid $250 to learn her lesson and withdraw from the Redvancer Club.
Etymology: Red (stoplight colour) & Advancer (someone who is moving forward toward a goal)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger and libertybelle. Thank you Tigger and libertybelle. ~ James
Tigger - 2007-12-06: 00:32:00
Actually, libertybelle should get sole credit. I should've read through the recent definitions before submitting mine.
i still say great minds think alike... though some say filthy minds think alike, as well... hmmm...
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:11:00
flows smoothly ... readily understood ... nice interplay of words.
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:14:00
like the first 2 syllable rhyme ... the word rolls off the tongue. The meaning is straightforward and implicit.
Today's definition was suggested by libertybelle. Thank you libertybelle. ~ James