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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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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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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
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
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
Idiodrive
Created by: Gladbags
Pronunciation: Ehd-E-Oh-Drive
Sentence: That idiodriver is going to cause a car accident!
Etymology:
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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COMMENTS:
hehehe - galwaywegian, 2007-07-17: 07:18:00
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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.
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
Carazy
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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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
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