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'Don't worry. I'm not asleep. I'm meditating.'

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.

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Autoteleshalomnia

barqdog

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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barqdog great us of words. i want you. - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00

barqdog use* tehe - barqdog, 2011-02-17: 11:48:00

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Inthezzzzoom

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: in the zoom

Sentence: It always freaks me when I see other drivers operating their vehicles inthezoom.

Etymology: "in the zone" (being totally focussed on an activity) + zzzz (cartoon language for sleeping) + zoom (move fast, typically when driving a car)

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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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Steeresta

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: steer + ess + ta

Sentence: Sometimes on the way home I take a little steeresta - I've taken this drive so much I can literally do it in my sleep.

Etymology: steer + siesta

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Automobilepilot

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: otto mo beel pyle ot

Sentence: Magenta drove her KIA home along the same route everyday. Because she had travelled the route and knew the dangers and nuances in each stage of the journey, she went into an automobilepilot state. This meant she left work and arrived home without remembering a single thing in between. No wonder she got 3 photo radar tickets in the mail for one particular day...the one she discovered she was pregnant, got a promotion and went through 2 red lights, very quickly!

Etymology: Automobile (car, vehicle usually with internal combustion engine) & Autopilot (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course; a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness)

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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?

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Nodopilot

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: nod o pyle it

Sentence: It's no wonder Dora's long daily commute lended itself to her being able to drift into nodopilot mode. She left her home in Sleepy Hollow, drove past the Yawnkers turnoff, under the Boredwalk, past Lake Weary, close to Fort Fatigue, under the Spentsylvania overpass, through the town of Tuckerdout, past Conkorde-Jetlag Airport, over the Siesta Bridge and into the city of St. Pall where she worked as an accountant in the Restminster Abbey Nursing Home. Then eight long hours later, she would turn around and reverse her journey, while listening to Perry Como cd's in her car.

Etymology: Nod (to let the head fall forward through drowsiness;be almost asleep) & Autopilot (a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness;a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)

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Naplap

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nap-lap

Sentence: Joyce has driven back and forth to work so many times that her car practically drives itself there. She gets her Fiesta onto Siesta Blvd., puts the car into snooze control and takes a naplap. On more than one occasion somebody has woken her in her parking spot without her remembering the drive.

Etymology: nap (light sleep) + lap (orbit, circuit)

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Ghandetour

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: gon-dee-tour

Sentence: When I got on the interstate, I must have taken a ghandetour, because when I arrived at work, I couldn't remember anything about the trip. It was likely I was wanderpondering some minutia, like today's Verbotomy definition.

Etymology: Ghandi, detour

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Snoozeer

Created by: tonya87

Pronunciation: Sn-oo-z-ear

Sentence: Sometimes when I am stressed I can't help but snoozeer

Etymology: Snooze/steer

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-13: 01:00:29
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-30: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James