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DEFINITION: n. A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road. v. To drive without bothering to watch where you are going.
Verboticisms
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Snoozecontrol
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: snooze-con-troll
Sentence: Jill drove to work each day on snoozecontrol, barely aware of having made the trip and having no memory of any part of the 20 minute drive.
Etymology: snooze (half awake or less) + control (like cruise control only while in a semi-snooze)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! Gonna start tomorrow morning! - allwise, 2007-03-13: 05:00:00
Absolutely brilliant. - ErWenn, 2007-03-19: 01:46:00
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Presmashination
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: pree-smash-i-nayh-shun
Sentence: The B-52's lulled me into a gentle state of presmashination shortly before I crashed into the rear end of the semi.
Etymology: pre=before + smash=crash + nation=suffix denoting a mental state.
Autoteleshalomnia
Created by: barqdog
Pronunciation: auto - tele - shalom - nia
Sentence: While driving, Mary fell into a state of autoteleshalomnia in which she had no recodnition of the ride, but arrived to her destination safely.
Etymology: auto- self. tele- at a distance. shalom- peace.
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COMMENTS:
great us of words.
i want you. - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00
use* tehe - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00
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Cruisnoozing
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kroos - snuz - ing
Sentence: Linda went cruisnoozing to the store to pick up antacids after her atrocious all night vigil which had left her absolutely exhausted.
Etymology: cruise, snoozing
Wheeltrancefulness
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: weel'trans'ful'ness
Sentence: I've perfected both makeup-driving and wheeltrancefulness.
Etymology: Wheel + trance + wakefulness
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COMMENTS:
They should teach that in driver's school - mana1066, 2007-03-13: 13:14:00
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Psycon
Created by: deannewby
Pronunciation: s-eye-con
Sentence: My psycon took over, and I was soon home without even realising it
Etymology: Psy, from Psychic indicating a mental/subsconcious ability. Con, from Control, as in being in control of something.
Nonsomniautometa
Created by: 758111
Pronunciation: non-somni-auto-meta
Sentence: when I was driving home I went into nonsomniautometa because the traffic horrible.
Etymology: non (not) Somni (sleep) auto (without the need to manually do something) meta (change)...In this case the deffinition is, "not asleep but driving without paying attention."
Carthorsemode
Created by: letterati
Pronunciation: huh? cart-horse-mode
Sentence: He was so mad, he switched into carthorsemode the rest of the way
Etymology: er, old English farming practice?
Sixsensigate
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: siks-sensee-gaet
Sentence: Last night after the party, William's driving was totally a sixsensigate becuase he was drunk.
Etymology: six was taken from sixth and sens was taken from sense. sixth sense is an imaginary sense which is believed to work when the other five fail.gate is taken from a word navigate means to move.so, to move through sixth sense when rest of the sense are morbid or work less efficiently.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James