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DEFINITION: n. A driver who ignores the rules of the road by driving very slowly (i.e. at the legal limit) in the fast lane. v. To strictly observe the "suggested" speed limits, even when using the fast lane.
Verboticisms
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Motortoise
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: moh/tawr/tuss
Sentence: She is a motortoise who drives 55 mph in the fast 55 mph lane.
Etymology: motorist + tortoise (turtle - slow) motor + (tor)toise and the mo + tortoise)
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COMMENTS:
fantastic blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-07: 12:52:00
Nice blend- I consider "Autotortoise" but it just didnt seem right. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:32:00
Love the word, Stevenson0, it left me shell-shocked! - Nosila, 2008-04-08: 01:53:00
Great verboticism!! - Mustang, 2008-04-08: 03:12:00
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Pewectomygastro
Created by: Jodyblu
Pronunciation: pewectrogas
Sentence: When A Cow Passes A Big Smelly One.
Etymology: Big Fart!
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COMMENTS:
Cool!!.. HaHa!! - Jodyblu, 2009-05-26: 08:08:00
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Hungruity
Created by: Rikkesop
Pronunciation: Hungerity
Sentence: To be so hungry, that you get angry
Etymology:
Pedalfoil
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Pehd-uhl-foyl
Sentence: Steve was just barely going to be on time for his new job when he was delayed on the interstate. "Great, my new boss will never believe I was stuck behind this pedalfoil." He said to himself dismayed.
Etymology: A play on pedophile: Pedal (as in gas or break pedal) + foil (to thwart).
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - Nosila, 2009-05-26: 16:03:00
WORK! - hyperborean, 2009-05-27: 13:13:00
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Lanepain
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: layn payn
Sentence: It never failed, thought Mario, just when I am in a hurray, I get stuck behind some lanepain. He feels that it is his duty to observe the posted limit, even though he is the only one in traffic to do so. You never see him when you are not in a hurray yourself...just when you need to get somewhere really quickly. Well, if this slug didn't move over soon, Mario knew he would have to take desperate action, even if he had to drive right over his car. Afterall, he was not going to be lanepained on this first lap and lose the entire Indy 500!
Etymology: lane (a way or road or a well-defined track or path,like in traffic) & pain (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid or something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness or to cause emotional anguish or make miserable)
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COMMENTS:
hurry for mario! - stache, 2008-04-07: 08:21:00
Apt. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:37:00
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Lackcelerate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lak sel er ayt
Sentence: When Sydney drove his old sports car out and about, he drove very slowly even in the fast lane, behind a big cow. His failure to lackcelerate caused many passersby to give him the finger and hurl abuse at him. Sydney did not care...he was nearly deaf, wore thick glasses due to his myopia and put-putted his way along. One day the local constabulary pulled him over for obstructing the flow of traffic. The officer was confused why Sydney was always following a cow. Sydney pointed out that the cow was towing him because it saved him a fortune on gas!
Etymology: Lack (to be without) & Accelerate (to move faster)
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COMMENTS:
must have been fresian with the top down :) - galwaywegian, 2010-06-11: 03:40:00
But he lived happily heifer after... - Nosila, 2010-06-11: 11:53:00
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Petroloiter
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: pe-tro-loi-ter
Sentence: People tend to petroloiter on Sundays. This causes weekend commuters no end of frustration!
Etymology: petrol + loiter
Zimmerlane
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: zim-err-layn
Sentence: i enjoyed heading out on the weekend for some zimmerlaning
Etymology: zimmer frame, lane
Stoperator
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stop er ay tor
Sentence: Because he crawled and dawdled down the road, stopping for every bump and hole, he was awarded his stoperator license.
Etymology: Stop (not move) & Operator (someone who operates machinery)
Accelerangst
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: ax-sell-er-angst
Sentence: Philip was in a hurry, which seemed like what 99% of the suburbanites were most of the time. He just moved farther outside his comfort zone of freeways and fast moving cars to the fringes where the slow rural life abuts the encroaching planned neighborhoods. He thought having a bigger house and a lawn to mow would be a step up for him. Little did he know he would now be butting heads, or bumpers, with wandering livestock or an occassional combine. However now he seemed to find himself accelerangst up behind slow moving pickups, shaking his fist and downing a few swigs of Mylanta in one hand while honking his horn with the other.
Etymology: accelerate + angst
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COMMENTS:
Good word! The sentence reminds me of what I've soon got to deal with - the inevitable chicken(s) crossing the road and the farmer on the tractor who is oblivious to any cars behind him. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-07: 18:08:00
Good Blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-07: 20:39:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by stache and Biscotti. Thank you stache and Biscotti. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-04-07: 17:40:00
A friend of mine always said, "Beware of old men in hats driving Buicks." I remember driving up the NJ Turnpike at 75MPH and pushing 80 in the right lane and being flashed by motorists thinking I was going too slow!
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-07: 18:03:00
My dad always said "Beware of men smoking cigars and driving station wagons." Wouldn't ya know, my first close call was with one of them?
logarithm - 2008-11-27: 11:18:00
Hehehe...
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
PennonFurl - 2018-06-13: 19:02:00