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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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Ninja

Created by: Girljenta2006

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

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

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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.

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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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Carazy

petaj

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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Logan

Created by: 12345678910

Pronunciation: logan

Sentence: galati

Etymology: 10

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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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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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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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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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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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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