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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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Creepcreep
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: krēpkrēp
Sentence: The pedestrians were quite annoyed that they had to make their way around the creepcreep. Did this nitwit really think that the light was going to change any faster if he inched his way into the crosswalk? Where are the cops when you want one?
Etymology: creep (move slowly and carefully) + creep (a detestable person)
Lightfrogging
Created by: CEE1ESS
Pronunciation: Lite-frog-ing
Sentence: She was always lightfrogging the red signal, trying to gain some time in the morning.
Etymology: from light and leapfrog
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COMMENTS:
Very descriptive, and creative! Nice one. - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:48:00
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Intersectionvader
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /in-ter-sek-shuhn-veyd-er/
Sentence: Ruth just smiled to herself when Phil complained and honked his horn at the intersectionvader that had crept forward from the cross-street, forcing him to make a wide, awkward turn, since Phil himself often did the same thing while driving his SUV (she supposed he was actually a Jeepcreeper).
Etymology: intersection (Latin, intersectionem - "cut asunder") + invade (Latin, invādere - "to go in")
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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Literunning
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /lite-run-ning/
Sentence: Though she did not ever completely blow through a stoplight, Jill had the habit of literunning ever red-light she encountered.
Etymology: "running" a red "light" and "lite", as in Lite Beer - a little less than full on "Lightrunning"
Accelereddy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ax sell er reddi
Sentence: Cindy had learned enough of the Highway Code to earn her license, but decided early on she like to make up her own rules as she went along. If she reached a red light, she would be accelereddy to gun the gas pedal, by inching forward, thus she rationalized, daring the red light to change to green. This technique got her home a whopping 2 minutes earlier and because she was oblivious to other drivers, made her cause several accidents on the way. It was because of Cindy and drivers like her that the term "Road Rage" was born!
Etymology: accelerate (to cause to move) & red (red light) & ready (anxious to proceed)
Slowrider
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: slōrīdər
Sentence: Linda has the patience of a gnat. Red lights drive her crazy. When she gets caught at one she becomes a slowrider, creeping ahead until she is almost halfway into the intersection. Fellow motorists think she is just a creep.
Etymology: slow (moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed) lowrider (a customized vehicle with hydraulic jacks that allow the chassis to be lowered nearly to the road)
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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Gashopper
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: gas/hop/pur
Sentence: Do you hear the gashopper that is at your feet? (blatant Kung Fu reference)
Etymology: gas + hop + grasshopper
Esallboutme
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!
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