Verboticisms

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: nee-oh-ca-lore-ho-pa-ful

Sentence: She was one of the many neocolorhopefuls at the intersection trying to change the light with merely their miner brain capacity and the movement of their car.

Etymology: neo:new + color + hopeful

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Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: zen - crow - chur

Sentence: Like a true Zencroacher, he felt the power of his mind and the gradual easing forward of his car would cause the light to change

Etymology: zen + encroach

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-06: 12:22:00

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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.

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Created by: zavijava

Pronunciation: Wick-cel-er-ate

Sentence: Tapping her fingers on the wheel, Sandy wickcelerated further and further over the white line while she waited for the light. In the next lane, Nora, trying to see the street sign now blocked by Sandra's car, remarked "I hate wickceleraters!"

Etymology: wick (to draw off by capillary action; the slow, inevitable motion of something, without any outside force actually being applied; the annoying and unstoppable movement of water up the legs of your jeans after coming in from the rain) + accelerate

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COMMENTS:

Very good! I love modified etymologisms. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:13:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: red jing

Sentence: Her attempt at redging through the instersection was soon stopped by the big bus whowas running the amber light.

Etymology:

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Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Antis-i-peel-er

Sentence: Late for her colonoscopy appointment, Cynthia kept getting stopped at red lights. A chronic anticipeeler, she kept inching her car forward in hopes of triggering the "sensor" so she could peel away!

Etymology: Anticipate - Peeling (hitting the gas and screetching the tires)

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COMMENTS:

Haha... your word is fun to say. - IllmaticKD, 2007-12-06: 01:43:00

asstounding, well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-06: 04:00:00

THanks!! :) - Korinne, 2007-12-07: 09:21:00

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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

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: jēpərkrēpər

Sentence: Willy doesn't trust traffic lights. He is a jeepercreeper. Whenever he comes to a red light he will inch forward to get the sensor to trigger a green light. His friend G.P. once told him that many of the sensors in the road are designed for larger cars so he wants to allow a second car to get into the sensor zone to make sure that he doesn't have to sit at the light forever.

Etymology: Jeep (a small, sturdy motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, esp. one used by the military) Jeepers (exclamation used to express surprise or alarm) + creeper (one who moves slowly and carefully, esp. in order to avoid being heard or noticed)

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COMMENTS:

Good one!! Maybe Willy should move up to a Heavy Chevy? - Mustang, 2008-10-30: 06:40:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:08:00

Good word, Centurion. Those sensors gang aft agley. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:46:00

nicely done....like this one! - mweinmann, 2008-10-30: 13:59:00

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: green - flu - ence

Sentence: Sometimes ya just gotta greenfluence the light a little to get the thing to change.

Etymology: green (as in light) + [in]fluence

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Es-ALL-BOUT-ME

Sentence: Look a that crazy Ms. Esallboutme! She's gonna get herself killed by that tractor if she don't look out.

Etymology: It's All About me, get outta my damn way, I said go GREEN!

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