Verboticism: Autobrakitis

DEFINITION: v. To instinctively slam your foot on "the brakes" even though you're just a passenger. Often occurs when the actual driver fails to brake appropriately. n. A sudden jerk of the leg.
Autobrakitis
Created by: wiccanfey
Pronunciation: Auto-brake-i-tish (silent h)
Sentence: When my daughter was learning to drive, I couldn't help my autobrakitis and trying to grab the steering wheel to turn!
Etymology: Automatic, brake
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