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DEFINITION: n., A semi-conscious state experienced by early morning commuters on a subway, bus or car. v., To mentally transport oneself in the opposite direction of which you are traveling.
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Tubatose
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: toob/a/tohs
Sentence: As passengers settle down for the long ride to the city core, tubatose overtakes the passengers until they arrive at their destination.
Etymology: tube (British subway) + comatose
Tranceportation
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: trans-per-tay-shuhn
Sentence: Monday morning. Coiffed, clean-shaven, & caffeinated. He looked alert-crisp even- as he took his seat; yet within minutes the familiar cadence of the commuter train put him into a deep state of tranceportation. People and places blurred past his opened yet unfocused eyes. Thoughts wandered through his open yet unfocused mind. As his railcar hurtled forward, dragging him and his fellow captors closer to the monotony awaiting them, he tranceported himself further and further back through his all too quick weekend.
Etymology: trance + transportation
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COMMENTS:
Not exactly the same thing happened to my paternal grandmother's grandfather who in 1842, aged 14 yrs, found himself tranceported to NSW. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-25: 18:16:00
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Trancit
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: TRAN-sit
Sentence: It was a wonder that I headed i the right direction during this morning's trancit.
Etymology: trance + transit
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COMMENTS:
Dadnugget! You beat me to this word. Gotta get up earlier or stay up later. - ErWenn, 2007-09-25: 09:43:00
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Transitdentalism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tran sit dent all ism
Sentence: When Jackie had to do his one hour bus commute each way to his work, he was able to zone out and use transitdentalism to lift his mind to a nicer place and time. He was proud of his illogistical skills which shortened his gruelling travel time.
Etymology: Transit (make a passage or journey from one place to another) & Transcedentalism (any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material)
Metrograde
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: me-truh-greyd
Sentence: Tim was experiecing metrograde as he bounced along on the vapidtransit system, thinking back on his weekend in Monaco watching truly rapid transit in the form of a grand prix. Of course, he lost his metrosexappeal when the drool dribbled down his chin and puddled on his chest.
Etymology: metro transit + retrograde
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COMMENTS:
I think I've seen Tim on my way to work and almost slipped in the drool - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:27:00
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Revermute
Created by: kathleen
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Charlton would swear to you that his daily revermuting benefited his employer by allowing him to bring freshly opened eyes to the workplace, unfettered by preparation or forethought
Etymology: revert/reverie+commute
Transitdentalmeditation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tranz/it/den/tal/med/i/tay/shun
Sentence: I find the transitdentalmeditation technique is the most effective way to remove the stress of the daily commute while bringing fulfillment and contentment to life - it is achieved by gently gritting your teeth to absorb the vibrations of the subway track - no drooling allowed!
Etymology: transit + dental + transcendental meditation
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COMMENTS:
Must be a tooth-rack railway you're on Jabber! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-25: 17:54:00
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Transreversit
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: trans-ri-vurs-it
Sentence: The pitfalls of being a transreversit are the times when you drool on your your newly dry-cleaned suit.
Etymology: transit + reverse
Subtose
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sub/tohs
Sentence: Subtose overtakes the passengers as they settle down for the long ride to the city core from suburbia.
Etymology: subway, suburbanite + comatose
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
rikboyee - 2007-09-25: 00:52:00
this is very similar to the car driving one...all the same words apply...like tranceport and tripnosis
Yes it's similar, but I think it would be safer to be lost in a traverie while riding on the bus, than to undergo a complete tripnosis while driving a car on/off the highway. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176 . Thank you MrDave2176 . ~ James