Verboticisms

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: 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: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: aw/toh/ki/nee/sis

Sentence: Autokinesis occurs at a red light when I let my car inch forward into the intersection. Unfailingly, the traffic light changes almost immediately to green. It's weird and it's scary, but my Chevy Impala and I have autokenisis, or metaphysical powers,which together we can break down any city's computerized traffic flow.

Etymology: AUTOKINESIS - noun - from - AUTOMOBILE (as in a car) + PSYCHOKINESIS (distorting, or moving physical objects using only the mind)

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COMMENTS:

excellent! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:05:00

Impalas should always have the right of way. Fuzzy dice? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:51:00

Great word! - mweinmann, 2008-10-30: 14:01:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: yooz-thuh-fordz-luuk

Sentence: he deseperately needed the light to turn green, and suddenly a voice came into his head, 'usethefordsluke'. so he turned off his GPS and started inching his ford [millennium] falcon forward.

Etymology: use the force luke, ford

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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)

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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: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: stop-and-gode

Sentence: Her penchant to stopandgoad at red lights forced pedestrians to walk a circuitous route around the front end of her car.

Etymology: stop-and-go (traffic), goad

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COMMENTS:

I've had to walk in front of a few of those - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-06: 12:43:00

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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: 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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Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: drag lite ing

Sentence: Days after buying his minivan, Tom finally realized that he could no longer draglight without feeling a lasting sense of shame and self loathing.

Etymology: drag racing + light

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