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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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Napigate
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: nap-a-gate
Sentence: After years of working the graveyard shift, Joel was highly skilled at napigating between his home and workplace. So successful in fact, that after retiring, he would sometimes awake with a start to find himself trying to unlock his old office.
Etymology: Navigate plus nap.
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COMMENTS:
I hate it when I go to work when I don\'t have to. - artr, 2009-09-30: 14:43:00
Love it... - Nosila, 2009-10-01: 01:30:00
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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.
Fordsiesta
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: fOrd-sEE-esta
Sentence: Jill drives a Ford Fiesta that she named her Fordsiesta. It seems she gets her best naps while driving it.
Etymology: ford fiesta/siesta
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if it's because of the drozing sound the wheels make? - sunny09, 2007-03-14: 00:03:00
oohh this one is very good. - erasmus, 2007-03-14: 12:15:00
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Pelnonspectosis
Created by: hughjass
Pronunciation: pel non spect osis
Sentence:
Etymology: pel-to drive, non-not , spect-looking, osis-action
Lulladriving
Created by: RainbowView
Pronunciation: lull a drive ing
Sentence: On the way to Springfield, when I was more than halfway there, I suddenly realized that far too many drivers had fallen into their own serene states of lulladriving, blissfully unaware of the road sign flashing for them to get in the left lane.
Etymology: lull + lullaby + driving
Snoozecontrol
Created by: noodles
Pronunciation: sn-ah-ooozah-con-tra-ol
Sentence: I began to snoozecontrol in heavy traffic.
Etymology: sleep under right mind
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COMMENTS:
you are gettting sleepy..... - Nosila, 2011-02-17: 21:32:00
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Antecrashsomnia
Created by: Paige
Pronunciation: ante crash som ni a
Sentence: While Shannon was driving down the windy road late last night she was slowly drifting into antecrashsomnia.
Etymology: ante: before crash: crash somn: sleep ia:
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COMMENTS:
love - sammrorkeydork, 2011-02-17: 11:31:00
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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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Subdrivenation
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: suhb-drihv-ehn-AY-shuhn
Sentence: Alex somehow managed the 18 miles from Bootlick to Possum Holler on a mixture of cold medicine and subdrivenation.
Etymology: Portmanteau of "driven", "divination", and "sublimation"
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James