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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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Wrongofway
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: rong-ov-way
Sentence: too many people these days think they can just take the wrong-of-way whenever they feel like it.
Etymology: a play on the words right of way
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COMMENTS:
Just so we're clear, I created wrongofway before bondfool. Not that it's terribly difficult to conceive, but just so we're clear... - Javeson1, 2007-01-08: 13:48:00
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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
Assdrive
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: Ass Drive
Sentence: I am the best assdriver ever!
Etymology: Assertive driving or driving like an ass
Accelirrational
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ax-sell-er-ash-in-al
Sentence: Refusing to slow down was accelirrational in the extreme
Etymology: accelerate, irrational
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - fonka99, 2007-01-04: 09:47:00
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Dangriving
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: Dane-riving
Sentence: He started dangriving and it scared the crap out of me.
Etymology: danger/driving
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
Irroadsponsible
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ir/road/sponce/ible
Sentence: He crossed 3 lanes of traffic without signalling, demonstrating how totally irroadsponsible he is.
Etymology: irresponsible + road
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.
Cabgressive
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation:
Sentence: During rush hour everyone gets overly cabgressive.
Etymology: Cab - reffering to NYC cabbies who are infamous for their driving gressive - from aggressive
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