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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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Autoretardation
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Out of the office and behind the wheel, Dave's autoretardation manifested itself in a string of frightening driving manuevers.
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Coupedetat
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: coop/deh/tah
Sentence: He instituted a coupedetat on a north bound road declaring it a south bound route from here on.
Etymology: coup d'etat + coupe
Pewjumping
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: p-u-jumping
Sentence: ....so there I was, slowing at the lights, when this BMW cut in front of me ... couldn't have that, so I did a bit of pewjumping and BOY did he give me some language, but I did it ...
Etymology: pew (church seating accommodation) rhymes with queue (inference being that the user will reach the coffin before the rest of the congregation!) - jumping.
Roadhogish
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: road-hog-ish
Sentence: he was so roadhogish that he could not keep on his side of the road.
Etymology: road-hog-ish
Suveer
Created by: Sissyphus
Pronunciation: S U veer
Sentence: The bicycle was technically in the right hand lane, but I needed to turn immediately so I just SUVeered around the corner and hoped he had decent brakes.
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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.
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Roadgoading
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: rode/gode/ing
Sentence: The last time he played "roadgoading" with three semi-trailers on a busy freeway, he was more than a little miffed at the result.
Etymology: road + goading (inciting or arousing to action)
Traficide
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation: (Tra-fi-cide)
Sentence: Bob broke his leg and totaled his car in traficide.
Etymology: suicide(the driver), homicide(the passenger/s, and traffic.
Freewaving
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: free/way/ving
Sentence: Sue was taken aback when instead of moving over to let the speeding car merge onto the highway, Bob started freewaving the driver in the car and continued driving in "his" lane.
Etymology: freeway, waving (the middle finger)
Suidrive
Created by: FionaMin
Pronunciation: su-ih-drive
Sentence: Billy decided to suidrive in order to get in front of that Mack truck. Hey, his car fit into that 4 foot space, right?
Etymology: Suicide + drive
