Verboticisms

Created by: limnrix

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Created by: DrDurrer

Pronunciation: Ad-brake

Sentence: Thinking they were going to be in an accident, Maggie Ad-braked and slammed her foot to the floor, thinking she was in the driver's seat

Etymology: Ad-(latin) toward brake-to stop

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Created by: mickey666

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Sentence: As they approached the junction at full speed, Millie, in the passenger seat, instictively caroperated.

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Created by: widget

Pronunciation: Pedal-push-itus

Sentence: She had a severe case of pedalpushitis as the back of the juggernaut came in to view

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Created by: hairydoginparis

Pronunciation: brayk-shus

Sentence: My mother is a bad driver and I am often brakescious in the car with her.

Etymology: brake-to stop unconscious-to be unaware

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Created by: Madamemojo

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Created by: fonka99

Pronunciation: Pass-en-ger-itis

Sentence: Being of a naturally nervous nature, Maureen suffered from extreme passengeritis whenever she wasn't behind the wheel.

Etymology: From passenger and the suffix "itis"

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Created by: hermionesnape

Pronunciation: fake-brake

Sentence: Jill is such a lousy driver that I fakebrake at every stop sign.

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Created by: kryptik

Pronunciation: staw-pre-hen-shun

Sentence: Everyone Kate drives with suffers from acute stopprehension, which increases with every red light she misses.

Etymology: From the words 'stop' and 'apprehension'

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Created by: Drock

Pronunciation: BOOT-fleks

Sentence: As her friend skidded past the stop sign, she crammed her eyes closed and made a bootflex.

Etymology: Bootless - without result, futile. Reflex - an involuntary action.

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