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'Yes, I know it's red.'

DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.

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Anticipeeler

Korinne

Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Antis-i-peel-er

Sentence: Late for her colonoscopy appointment, Cynthia kept getting stopped at red lights. A chronic anticipeeler, she kept inching her car forward in hopes of triggering the "sensor" so she could peel away!

Etymology: Anticipate - Peeling (hitting the gas and screetching the tires)

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COMMENTS:

Haha... your word is fun to say. - IllmaticKD, 2007-12-06: 01:43:00

asstounding, well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-06: 04:00:00

Korinne THanks!! :) - Korinne, 2007-12-07: 09:21:00

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Greengrowcer

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: green/gro/sur

Sentence: A typical greengrowcer is under the impression that green lights will appear faster with a little pressure.

Etymology: green + grow + greengrocer

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Pretty good, Bookie! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:56:00

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Litehog

Created by: looseball

Pronunciation: lite+hog

Sentence: Mortisha is a litehog.She creaps up in traffic to get in on the lite change.

Etymology:

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Redleadfoot

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: red-led-foot

Sentence: Redleadfooting is one of the main causes of road rage stabbings & deaths.

Etymology: red (as in red traffic light)+ lead (as in metal or heavy) + foot

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Esallboutme

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Es-ALL-BOUT-ME

Sentence: Look a that crazy Ms. Esallboutme! She's gonna get herself killed by that tractor if she don't look out.

Etymology: It's All About me, get outta my damn way, I said go GREEN!

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Greendy

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Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: Green dy

Sentence: The heliograph of sirens flickered on Bob's face as he walked slowly around the crumpled piece of tin that was once his car; Jane, the damsel to whom he was en route, was on his mind and he became a bit too greendy... until before long he found himself in the middle of the intersection with a frightening semi-truck on one end and an equally terrifying Mack truck on the other end. Bob, groaning inwardly, would have to postpone his date. The price of being greendy!

Etymology: Green (as in green light) & greedy (gluttonous)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Wow. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:53:00

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Creapred

Created by: bzma0501

Pronunciation: kri-prEd

Sentence: The creapred girl kept rolling on through the intersection.

Etymology: from English, "creap" + "red"

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Usethefordsluke

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: yooz-thuh-fordz-luuk

Sentence: he deseperately needed the light to turn green, and suddenly a voice came into his head, 'usethefordsluke'. so he turned off his GPS and started inching his ford [millennium] falcon forward.

Etymology: use the force luke, ford

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Sneakcelerate

Created by: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: sneek-sell'-er-ate

Sentence: Congolia, desperate to meet her blind date, began to sneakcelerate when the traffic light seemed to be stuck on red.

Etymology: From "sneak" (to creep up stealthily) + part of "accelerate" (to hasten the progress of)

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Literunning

Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /lite-run-ning/

Sentence: Though she did not ever completely blow through a stoplight, Jill had the habit of literunning ever red-light she encountered.

Etymology: "running" a red "light" and "lite", as in Lite Beer - a little less than full on "Lightrunning"

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-06: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger and libertybelle. Thank you Tigger and libertybelle. ~ James

Tigger - 2007-12-06: 00:32:00
Actually, libertybelle should get sole credit. I should've read through the recent definitions before submitting mine.

libertybelle libertybelle - 2007-12-06: 08:52:00
i still say great minds think alike... though some say filthy minds think alike, as well... hmmm...

silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:11:00
flows smoothly ... readily understood ... nice interplay of words.

silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:14:00
like the first 2 syllable rhyme ... the word rolls off the tongue. The meaning is straightforward and implicit.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-29: 00:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by libertybelle. Thank you libertybelle. ~ James