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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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Brakear
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: break-ear
Sentence: i saw her brakearing while i was driving.
Etymology: break/fear
Whiteknuckling
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Brake dammit! I'm whiteknuckling here!
Etymology:
Reflexshun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re fleks shun
Sentence: Shirley felt an automatic reflexshun to slam on the brake when driving with her boyfriend Dan. He drove way too fast for her liking, so her leg reacted by trying to slam the non-existant brake on the passenger side. She should not have felt like being this defensive at all when riding with him, but seriously, even at the fast food drive through???
Etymology: Reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
Psuedabraker
Created by: llimllib
Pronunciation: `Sood-a-break-er
Sentence: Steven laughed when Janine, the ex-driving instructor, bought her antique car. "Now you're a pseudabraker in a Studabaker!"
Etymology: Psuedo + braker = psuedabraker
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COMMENTS:
I like the Studabaker reference. I got it without looking at the sentance. - johnnyrockett, 2006-12-27: 10:48:00
Thanks Johnny. - llimllib, 2006-12-28: 08:15:00
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Collaborbrake
Created by: vicminer
Pronunciation: collab-or-brake
Sentence: As the student driver stopped abruptly, the passenger in the car collabrobraked, even though he was in the passenger seat.
Etymology: col-with
Autonecrophobia
Created by: omista
Pronunciation: aw-to-nec-RO-FO-BE-uh
Sentence: Jims autonecrophobia was so overwhelming that he found it hard to let anyone else drive.
Etymology: auto- self/car; necro- death; phobia- fear of
Abstastic
Created by: Littell16
Pronunciation: abs-tas-tic
Sentence: Allsion made abstatic actions when she lost multi-word pop to Lauren.
Etymology: abs-from,away,down;tastic-amazing
Contraslam
Created by: ColeyPTrain
Pronunciation: Con-Tra-Sla-Am
Sentence: Out fear Lola contraslammed her foot against the front of the car as though she had a break in front of her
Etymology: Contra- Against Slam- Push hard
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