Verboticism: Brakesercise

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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.

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Brakesercise

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: brake-ser-size

Sentence: Muriel's driving was so bad, Alice had devized a brakesercise routine to calm her nerves.

Etymology: brake (ex)ercise

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