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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.
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Nonosispilot
Created by: brittmojo
Pronunciation: Non osis pilot
Sentence: The driver tended to be a nonosispilot.
Etymology: Non - not Osis- action Pilot- one who steers
Medidrive
Created by: EffingCharms
Pronunciation: Med-i- drive
Sentence: When she Medidrives, she makes less comments about how the other drivers are, well... driving.
Etymology: Medi is from meditate, meaning to meditate, be in a completely relaxed state.
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?
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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Carvoyance
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: car-voy-ance
Sentence: Clair used her extra sensory powers of carvoyance to get through the last 15 miles of car avoidance because she had been driving all night and was going into a nod.
Etymology: car + clairvoyance: second-sight, ESP -- to be able to see in a trance like state into the world beyond the perception of the normal senses
Inthezzzzoom
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)
Sleepatomomney
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Sleep a tomo ney
Sentence: The driver suffers from sleepatomomney.
Etymology:
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Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James