Verboticism: Tubatose

'Did I miss my stop?'

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.

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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)

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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.