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DEFINITION: n., A semi-conscious state experienced by early morning commuters on a subway, bus or car. v., To mentally transport oneself in the opposite direction of which you are traveling.
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Snoreverie
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: snawr/veree
Sentence: I hated to wake the guy sitting next to me in the midst of what appeared to be a pleasant snoreverie, but the bus driver had just called "Last Stop!" and I definitely want off.
Etymology: Snore (breathe noisly in sleep) + Reverie (a state of day dreaming)
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COMMENTS:
...and I had to pay the RETURN fare! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:06:00
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Transportmental
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trans port men tal
Sentence: When Henry was in one of his Zen-like moods, he used the long commute by public transit as a transportmental meditation opportunity. Indeed he did this so often, the conductor would tell him...your fare will cost Zen dollars...ha, ha, ha!
Etymology: Transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances) & Transcedental Meditation(existing outside of or not in accordance with nature;continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature)
Tranceportation
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: trance-por-ta-tion
Sentence: Joel always got lost in the city's tranceportation system. He would daydream right past his stop, sometimes for blocks. It wasn't because he didn't know where he was going, he just didn't know where he was.
Etymology: trance: detatchment from one's physical surroundings, as in a daydream; semiconscious state as if in a daze or dream + transportation: a means of conveyance
Transitdentalmeditation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tranz/it/den/tal/med/i/tay/shun
Sentence: I find the transitdentalmeditation technique is the most effective way to remove the stress of the daily commute while bringing fulfillment and contentment to life - it is achieved by gently gritting your teeth to absorb the vibrations of the subway track - no drooling allowed!
Etymology: transit + dental + transcendental meditation
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COMMENTS:
very nice! - astorey, 2008-08-26: 10:57:00
Great minds think alike...I had picked that word first but thought it too long...guess I should have followed that train of thought! - Nosila, 2008-08-26: 20:43:00
Now i know the word for the feeling I had as child whilst on the "tooth-rack" railway in Tasmanis. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-27: 04:49:00
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Ampaired
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: am - pared
Sentence: Christine felt totally ampaired this morning. She got on the train, sleepwalked to her seat and fell back asleep.
Etymology: am (A.M.) abbreviation for morning + impaired (not operating in a normal manner).
Metrograde
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: me-truh-greyd
Sentence: Tim was experiecing metrograde as he bounced along on the vapidtransit system, thinking back on his weekend in Monaco watching truly rapid transit in the form of a grand prix. Of course, he lost his metrosexappeal when the drool dribbled down his chin and puddled on his chest.
Etymology: metro transit + retrograde
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COMMENTS:
I think I've seen Tim on my way to work and almost slipped in the drool - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:27:00
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Homatose
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: home/a/tose
Sentence: Once again Ling ended up right where he started. Thanks to the piped in elevator music on the bus which always induced a homatose state, he had gone full circle and found himself waking to the bus driver shouting, "Hey you back there! End of the line!" Three nights a week he not only missed dinner, but ended up wasting money on cab fare AND flowers!
Etymology: Home + Comatose
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-26: 12:51:00
Hahaha. I actually did that twice, and visited both ends of the line. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:24:00
So did I but I was vah vah drunk. - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-27: 10:51:00
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Subtose
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sub/tohs
Sentence: Subtose overtakes the passengers as they settle down for the long ride to the city core from suburbia.
Etymology: subway, suburbanite + comatose

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
rikboyee - 2007-09-25: 00:52:00
this is very similar to the car driving one...all the same words apply...like tranceport and tripnosis
Yes it's similar, but I think it would be safer to be lost in a traverie while riding on the bus, than to undergo a complete tripnosis while driving a car on/off the highway. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176 . Thank you MrDave2176 . ~ James