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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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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)
Roragishright
Created by: natlanclos
Pronunciation: row-rage-ish-right
Sentence: i have the roragishright to get in any lane i want.
Etymology: to be able to have your way the right way on the highway.
Ownways
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: ownways
Sentence: As everything points out an other way you wil do your ownways.
Etymology: ways froms the way and own from yourself
Deadright
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: ded-write
Sentence: Not only was he right, he was deadright.
Etymology: dead as in duck
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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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.
Autowarrior
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: auto worrior
Sentence: damien was fast furious and an autoworrior. He was always first to overtake.
Etymology: from autocar etc and warrior, always ready to joust in battle
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
