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DEFINITION: To assert your right-of-way in traffic, even when it's stupidly dangerous to do so.
Verboticisms
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Jeopardefy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /j&-'por-d&-"fI/
Sentence: Look both ways before crossing even one-way streets. To do otherwise is just jeopardifying yourself.
Etymology: From jeopardy + defy
Hazzardriving
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: HA-zard-dri-ving
Sentence: Billy yelled "Dukes of Hazzard, Dukes of Hazzard!" as he swerved into the median to overtake the Corvette. He sure loved him some hazzardriving.
Etymology: Dukes of Hazzard + Driving
Soccermomniac
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: Socker-Mom-Nee-Ak
Sentence: The roads are no longer safe with all these soccermomniacs taking over with their huge SUVs and the total disregard for the other drivers on the road.
Etymology: A mix of soccer-moms (characterized by their big cars and disregard for anyone other than a member of their family) and a maniac, often related to the word soccer-mom, but more importantly related to one who is a driving maniac, road hog.
Assdrive
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: Ass Drive
Sentence: I am the best assdriver ever!
Etymology: Assertive driving or driving like an ass
Hummerage
Created by: Logiedan
Pronunciation: Hum-er-ij
Sentence: Dude, cut out the Hummerage, you're not in the right away, you hear me?
Etymology: Hummer + Rage
Driverage
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: drive - rage
Sentence: Those fools must have driverage! They can't go that way down the bypass...
Etymology: driver + rage
Egomotor
Created by: Apone
Pronunciation: E-go-mo-tor
Sentence: "Why do you always egomotor like that? You'll get us killed!"
Etymology: prefix "ego" (e.g. of egomania) with "motor" meaning to drive
Florpedalate
Created by: shonco
Pronunciation: flor-ped-uhl-ate
Sentence: This jerk was going to cut me off, so I instinctively florpedalated, sending his sorry ass into a tailspin.
Etymology:
Streetknuckle
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: street-nuk-ull
Sentence: Swallowing one's pride and choosing not to streetknuckle prevents many an accident.
Etymology: In a shamelessly lame attempt to appeal to the masses (for votes), the simple streak continues: From "street" and "knuckle". I hate myself.
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COMMENTS:
Shamelessly lame? Simple is better. I like this one...sounds like a word I'd actually use, as opposed to most of the linguistic monstrosities out there. - ErWenn, 2007-01-06: 01:09:00
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