Verboticism: Tubatose
DEFINITION: n., A semi-conscious state experienced by early morning commuters on a subway, bus or car. v., To mentally transport oneself in the opposite direction of which you are traveling.
Tubatose
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: toob/a/tohs
Sentence: As the commuters settle down for the long ride to the city core, tubatose overtakes the passengers until they arrive at their destination.
Etymology: TUBATOSE - noun - from TUBE (name for British subway system) + COMATOSE (lacking alertness, or energy)
Points: 773
Comments: Tubatose
metrohumanx - 2008-08-27: 01:13:00
Cool! That's almost an anagram, too.
metrohumanx - 2008-08-27: 01:14:00
It has marching band implictions, also.