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'Those idiots! I have the right of way!'

DEFINITION: To assert your right-of-way in traffic, even when it's stupidly dangerous to do so.

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Nervyswerve

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: NURV-ee-swurv

Sentence: Alex nervyswerved through rush-hour traffic to avoid being late to his girlfriend's house *again*.

Etymology: nervy + swerve

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Idiocright

Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: ih-dee-aw-k-r-i-t

Sentence: He was idiocrighting.

Etymology: idiocracy+right

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Steeringwill

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: steer-ing-will

Sentence: even though it was going to eventuate in a devastating collision, his steeringwill had kicked in and nothing could divert him from his path

Etymology: steering wheel, will

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Deadfast

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ded faast

Sentence: The undertaker remarked on how deadfast the Lemming family had been through the generations, right back to old Abe who had tried to reason with a herd of buffalo in the days before barbed wire. This time however it was a herd of hogs who had parked in Josia's executive car space at the Lemming liquor store.

Etymology: steadfast, dead fast.

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COMMENTS:

nice intuitive word. Minor objection to it not being a verb but a good idea. - Wiserhinoceros, 2007-07-17: 11:50:00

Hmm where in the rules does it say it has to be a verb? I guess that is somewhat implied from the name of the game, but I didn't realize that was a hard and fast rule. - jesster, 2007-07-17: 13:15:00

I would think the definition implies verb-like action in this case, but a well-placed object works for me too. - Kyoti, 2007-07-17: 15:24:00

would you like to rephrase that Kyoti? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-18: 03:57:00

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Coupedetat

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: coop/day/tah

Sentence: He instituted a coupedetat on a north bound road by declaring it a south bound route from here on.

Etymology: coup d'etat + coupe

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COMMENTS:

Coupe, there it is... hey, hey, hey! - Kyoti, 2007-07-17: 15:45:00

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Yieldiotic

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Yeel-dee-aw-dik

Sentence: "I don't care how big that tank is! It have right-of-way!" exclaimed my yieldiotic cousin.

Etymology: Yield (give right-of-way to traffic) + idiotic (stupid)

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Irroadsponsible

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ir/road/sponce/ible

Sentence: He again crossed 3 lanes of traffic without signaling, demonstrating how totally irroadsponsible he is.

Etymology: irresponsible + road

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Steercrazy

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: steer/crazy

Sentence: He would often go steercrazy and try to stir things up by driving backwards on the highway.

Etymology: stir crazy + steer

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Wheelstup

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Wheel + stup or stoop(depending on the variety of English you speak)

Sentence: If you're a passenger in a car driven by a wheelstup-insist on your rites!

Etymology: Wheel+ stup:a backformation of stupidity

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Roadhogit

Created by: irminem

Pronunciation: road-hog-it

Sentence: There are inconsiderate drivers who roadhogit on the highways to the detriment of other roadusers.

Etymology: From "roadhog" a driver who behaves like a complete hog on the road.

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Carfool

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: car-fool

Sentence: She opted to drive home from dinner because his carfooling makes her nauseous.

Etymology: carpool and fool

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Idiodrive

Created by: Gladbags

Pronunciation: Ehd-E-Oh-Drive

Sentence: That idiodriver is going to cause a car accident!

Etymology:

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Contrafict

Created by: Wiserhinoceros

Pronunciation: CON-tra-fict

Sentence: He regularly contraficted driving against the traffic as if in contradiction to the rules of the road.

Etymology: Contra (against). fict (unreal). A conflation of contradict, traffic and fiction..

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Driveritis

Created by: r0b0tj0n3z

Pronunciation: dry-ver-ight-iss

Sentence: Steve has driveritis tendencies

Etymology: driver, tendonitis?

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Carazy

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ca-ray-zee

Sentence: Carazy Carl careered along the Champs Elysee in his Corolla calling out to Camira drivers to get out of his way.

Etymology: car + crazy

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COMMENTS:

carazy for trying, carazy for crying and carazy for loving you... - galwaywegian, 2007-07-17: 07:20:00

I want to give bonus points for alliterative license, but the DPS failed me on that portion of the exam. - Kyoti, 2007-07-17: 11:07:00

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Motormortal

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: mote-r-more-tal

Sentence: Ken motormortalled through the garage driving like a mad man in Barbie's massive party camper, squashing all of her plastic flowers along the way to GI Joe's tent in the woods.

Etymology: motor (drive) + mortal (deadly)

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Logan

Created by: 12345678910

Pronunciation: logan

Sentence: galati

Etymology: 10

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Termimotor

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: tur-mih-moh-tur

Sentence: As he began to termimotor down the road, he came to the conclusion that the rest of the driving public were idiots.

Etymology: The Terminator, motor

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hehehe - galwaywegian, 2007-07-17: 07:18:00

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Suicideswiped

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Soo-uh-side-swypte

Sentence: Even though Rocky saw the car ahead turning left in the center lane, he mashed the gas and swung around and nearly got us suicideswiped in the process.

Etymology: Suicide + sideswiped

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COMMENTS:

love it! - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-17: 12:13:00

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Brainpounding

Created by: puttputt

Pronunciation: braen pownding

Sentence: I was so upset with this traffic it was so brainpounding.

Etymology: to show anger or diffuculty understanding something.

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Carwinism

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: Car - win -ism

Sentence: George is a terrible driver. The fact that he has survived to the age of 35 and has two kids is clearly a complete failure of the theory of carwinism.

Etymology: Car (you know, a car) + Darwinism (the process of natural selection, by which unfit individuals are eliminated from the gene pool)

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COMMENTS:

Maybe we should be teaching the theory of careationism after all... - jesster, 2007-07-17: 13:16:00

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Roadstupidity

Created by: leaffan001

Pronunciation: ro-od-stu-pid-i-te

Sentence: driving stupidly even though you think it is right

Etymology: comes from the word roadrage

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Wreckspect

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Wreck + spect

Sentence: He'll wreckspect a two-ton semi trailer to stop on a dime if it means getting the right of way!

Etymology: Wreck + expect

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Strdiver

Created by: missmurder

Pronunciation: sra-dive-err

Sentence: Dan got a ticket because he was a strdiver.

Etymology: stuipid+driver

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Trafficalisation

Created by: angel1615

Pronunciation: traff-ik-all-i-say-shun

Sentence: These people cant drive havent they ever heard of trafficalisation. THEY COULD GET A TICKET FOR THAT £800 BUT THEY WOULDNT NO POOR THING.

Etymology: traffic + civilisation = Trafficalisation

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Ninja

Created by: Girljenta2006

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Hola - Girljenta2006, 2007-07-22: 11:29:00

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Madmaxima

Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: [Ma-d-Mak-Suh-Muh]

Sentence: My cousin Vinnie in an attempt to run from the cops darted in and out of traffic on the 405 freeway. Many comments were made from other drivers.. some of them were sign language in the form of the one fingered sign. Over the police radio the officer said "In pursuit of a MadMaxima on the 405..."

Etymology: Mad (upset, crazed+ Maxima (model of automobile)= MadMaxima

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Vehism

Created by: yamishinyi

Pronunciation: vee-his-em

Sentence: His vehism helped aid in the accident.

Etymology: vehi- vehicle ism- noun

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Deloreanofgrandeur

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: de lo ree an of gran dyur

Sentence: "So I say to Julian, I say, ‘I know we don’t have much time, but we aren’t going to travel through it; lay of this DeLorean of grandeur! We’ve been honked at thrice!’” Vincent stroked Amanda’s hair while taking a pause. “He gets this look in his eye that I can’t begin to describe it!”

Etymology: delorean + delusion of grandure.

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COMMENTS:

daaang that was late. sorry reader(s?)! - jadenguy, 2007-07-17: 16:51:00

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Comments:

Osomatic - 2007-07-17: 00:40:00
Wreckspect

Osomatic - 2007-07-17: 00:44:00
Eeek! I wasn't paying attention and I put my word in the wrong place - could you delete it for me, oh Mightiest of Verbotomists?

Osomatic - 2007-07-17: 00:44:00
Er... and the comment asking you to delete it. And, heh, this one too. I think I'm caught up now.

rikboyee - 2007-07-17: 01:00:00
aaahh...a bit of boxlexia i see

Kyoti - 2007-07-17: 11:12:00
La pequeña caja divertida.

MisUndrstd - 2007-07-17: 12:32:00
Yeah what Kyoti said!

Girljenta2006 - 2007-07-22: 11:27:00
Hi