Verboticisms

Created by: Madamemojo

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Created by: briangianelos

Pronunciation: an-tE-ca-ta-stE-nkt

Sentence: Bill observed Jim's violent antecatastinct as he came to an abrupt stop at the busy intersection.

Etymology: Ante (before) cata (catastrophe) stinct (tendency)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: em-paath-en-jer-feet

Sentence: Realising that Gary had not noticed the red light, Jacob tried to empathengerfeet them to a safe stop.... there were no survivors

Etymology: empathy, passenger seat, feet

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Created by: PeteyPeteMcPetey

Pronunciation: Doot-Stop

Sentence: An old lady was about to cross the road, so I attempted a dootstop.

Etymology: Pitstop combined with what you might say if you were to verbalise the your feelings - "dooot! Stop!".

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Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: treh-PEH-deh-layt

Sentence: Jim frantically trepedelated as his teenage son sped down the street.

Etymology: trepidation + pedal

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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!

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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: Mustang

Pronunciation: brahsm

Sentence: Lucy was always on edge when riding in the car with her husband, Lou, and as he was often quite inattentive she would have a brasm, stomping on an imaginary brake pedal when she thought he was too slow to do so himself.

Etymology: Blend of 'brake' (device for stopping vehicles) and 'spasm' ( A sudden burst of energy, activity, or emotion)

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Created by: FionaMin

Pronunciation: BRAYK-sist

Sentence: When the she saw the fast-approaching red light, Tammy felt the need to brakesist.

Etymology: brake + assist

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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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