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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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Passengeritis
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"
Stopujerk
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: STOP YOU JERK!
Sentence: "I hate driving with Jenny," he muttered, slamming the door behind him. "Stopujerk, stopujerk, stopujerk..." he mimicked.
Etymology: Muttering under the breath but loudly.
Ghostdriver
Created by: memexikon
Pronunciation: goost dry ver
Sentence: The ghostdriver was a better driver than the person in the driver's seat.
Etymology: ghost + driver
Brakesercise
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: brake-ser-size
Sentence: Muriel's driving was so bad, Alice had devized a brakesercise routine to calm her nerves.
Etymology: brake (ex)ercise
Whiteknuckling
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Brake dammit! I'm whiteknuckling here!
Etymology:
Brakeamiss
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: brak/a/mis
Sentence: Her breathtaking brakeamiss technique did nothing to prevent her day-dreaming driver from swerving into a pink elephant sitting quietly in the driveway munching on a bag of peanuts.
Etymology: brake + amiss
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
Caroperate
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As they approached the junction at full speed, Millie, in the passenger seat, instictively caroperated.
Etymology:
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
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