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DEFINITION: v. To instinctively slam your foot on "the brakes" even though you're just a passenger. Often occurs when the actual driver fails to brake appropriately. n. A sudden jerk of the leg.
Verboticisms
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Brakescious
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
Adbrake
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
Fakebrake
Created by: hermionesnape
Pronunciation: fake-brake
Sentence: Jill is such a lousy driver that I fakebrake at every stop sign.
Etymology:
Antebackdriving
Created by: alyssawren
Pronunciation: an-tee-back-driving
Sentence: Lucy was antebackdriving because the driver wasn't breaking or driving very well. She was breaking before the driver was.
Etymology: ante: before back: back seat driving:driving better than the driver
Drivinstructify
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: Dryv-in-struck-tih-fy
Sentence: My mom always drivinstructifies when I drive; I guess I don't break fast enough for her.
Etymology: Driving instructors have that second break pedal on their side, and people who do this tend to think they have one too (when they don't) and it's a good thing they don't have one!
Hyperchumping
Created by: ce0brb
Pronunciation: Hy-per-chump-ing
Sentence: Either drive yourself, or deal with being a passenger. Just stop hyperchumping.
Etymology: Hyperchondriac & pumping (at non existant brake pedal).
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COMMENTS:
This should perhaps be 'hypochumping', if you spell 'hypochondriac' correctly. - degsy99, 2007-01-04: 05:01:00
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Comments:
chris - 2006-12-27: 05:07:00
..hard to beat 'brakedancing'....
wordmeister - 2006-12-27: 10:37:00
Hey Chris, Yes I spotted brakedancing too! I was going to suggest that you consider "proxypedal" but that's your word... What about "Impedalment"? It's good too...
Wriiight - 2006-12-27: 12:56:00
While driving, I often notice my passengers suffer from a loss of controls.
wordmeister - 2006-12-27: 13:05:00
Good one Wriight!
nibololihiaa - 2018-12-27: 04:24:00
Промывки форсунок... Очистка инжектора....
Dulliesjag - 2018-12-27: 04:42:00
Sorry in place of
lolakusovska - 2018-12-27: 16:26:00
Хочу породистого щенка немецкой овчарки... Купить щенка немецкой овчарки..
gorapukinovs - 2018-12-27: 17:50:00
Массаж и техника массжа... Скидки на новогоднии праздники. Приглашаем
Dulliesjag - 2018-12-27: 19:45:00
What organize the