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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of discomfort, common while sitting on a plane or train, created by the sense that you are about to be decapitated by your fellow passengers who are tilting aggressively towards you. v. To sit in a very small space, which seems to be getting smaller.
Verboticisms
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Ampak
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ampak
Sentence: As Monday morning approaches Jason dreads his trip on the Ampak commuter train. Never one to enjoy crowds, this rolling sardine can is no fun. He*s torn as to which is worse, standing or sitting. If he stands he is treated to breakfast on the breath of at least 6 fellow commuters, seated he gets vestiges of last night*s dinner. Phwew!
Etymology: Amtrak (a federal passenger railroad service in the U.S.) + packed (cram a large number of things into a container or space)
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COMMENTS:
Clever word that so effectively conveys the definition! - splendiction, 2010-04-19: 21:43:00
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Claustraught
Created by: LordRahlsFav
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was feeling quite claustraught as the seat moved further and further back. I regretted my decision to be claustraught in economy class.
Etymology:
Economyclasstrophobia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eek on oh meee klass trow fow beee aaa
Sentence: recessions mean dealing with your economyclasstrophobia.
Etymology: claustrophobia, economy class
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COMMENTS:
terrifically topical - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-20: 11:43:00
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-20: 16:14:00
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Tramcram
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: tram-cram
Sentence: Jerry had to put his car in the shop. He has already used all of his personal, sick and vacation time so he has to go to work on the transit. Now he is sitting on the bench quivering at the thought of the impending tramcram.
Etymology: tram (a streetcar) + cram (to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold)
Scoomunched
Created by: chris0rthompson
Pronunciation: scoo-munched
Sentence: While on the plane the person in front of me leaned their chair back causing me to be very scoomunched.
Etymology:
Closetrophobic
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klos tro fo bik
Sentence: Vivian always felt very closetrophobic while flying on Cram Air. Although a bit cheaper in price, the seats were so close together,when you reclined your chair, you were spooning with the passenger behind you.
Etymology: Close (near, crowded) & Claustrophobic (suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places;uncomfortably closed or hemmed in)
Confineurosis
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: cahn-fiy-ner-osis
Sentence: Just as he was getting settled on the plane the little kid behind him kicked his seat, and he was swept up in a wave of confineurosis agitated by anything, the sleeping grandpa beside him drooling on his tray table, or the pregnant women in front of him leaning all the way back.
Etymology: confine+neurosis
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COMMENTS:
sounds serious - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-29: 13:25:00
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Asstringe
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: ās-strinj
Sentence:
Etymology: Astringe - become constricted or compressed. Ass(hole) - a stupid, foolish, inconsiderate, or unsympathetic person. Asstringe = to become constricted by an ass(hole) sitting in front of you.
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COMMENTS:
VERY creative. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:41:00
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Encroachclass
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: en-kroach-klass
Sentence: The plane hadn't even left the terminal when I realized that my bargain ticket placed me smack in the middle of encroach-class - where the person in front of me had already put his jacket over the back of my seat, thus rendering my tray table useless, and reclined all the way back. The fact that I was sitting in an exit row and could not recline made my encroach-class predicament all the more uncomfortable.
Etymology: encroach + coach class
Economyclasstrophobia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ee kono mee klas tro fo beea
Sentence: John thought, "No wonder there's air rage these days. The planes are getting smaller, the line up at security takes longer than the actual flight. A 2 hour flight ends up in an 8 hour outing just to get where you need to go. You either have to buy food in the after security spaces at grossly inflated prices or purchase something to eat on the airplane at even more grossly inflated prices. The headphones for the movie rarely work. The crew are always on skeletal staff levels and forget trying to turn around in the toilet". After these happy thoughts John was fighting to overcome his economyclasstrophobia, as the seat in front of his slowly edged towards his head. "Seriously, he thought, does that girl really need eyemask and reclined seating for this 20 minute flight??? Next time, I'm driving", he vowed.
Etymology: Economy Class (the cheapest class of air or rail travel) & Claustrophobia (a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space)
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COMMENTS:
Classy word for what "cheap" air travel has become! - splendiction, 2010-04-19: 21:40:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-29: 09:30:00
Evocative cartoon ... crushed-people like sardines in a tinned-canny airplane with that overpowering fishy smell closing in on everything! Very clever!
Hey Silveryaspen, Thanks for the kind words. Smells like croosht shoup ~ James
Excellent word. Makes me wonder who that was and what they were chanting.
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James