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DEFINITION: v. To sit in your car and repeatedly honk your horn, so that your passengers, who are waiting inside the house, know you are ready to go. n. A person who uses a car horn as an multi-purpose communication tool.
Verboticisms
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Beepsiege
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: beep/seege
Sentence: Sam was very impatient and would beepsiege Sally when he arrived at her house to take her for her driving lesson.
Etymology: beep + besiege (harass with requests)
Sonatabitch
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: so-nah-tah-bich
Sentence: Gabriel started sounding his Dominican Doorbell before he even pulled up in front of the house. He thought he was effectively saving time and energy. Everyone else thought he was a sonatabitch!
Etymology: SONATA (a composition for one or more solo instruments, usu. written in three or four movements) + BITCH (a female dog) sounds like: son-of-a-bitch.
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COMMENTS:
Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:41:00
i learned something ('Dominican doorbell")
I love your sentences, always
(and your etymology) - DrWebsterIII, 2009-05-02: 15:42:00
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Blowedrage
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: blow-ed-rage
Sentence: Mike needed a ride to the game but was hesitant to accept Gavin's offer, having been the victim of his blowedrage in the past.
Etymology: Blow - (trans.) - of a horn. Rage - an instance of aggressive behaviour caused by a stressful or frustrating situation.
Masterhonkus
Created by: someperson101
Pronunciation: mæstərhɑŋkəs
Sentence: The masterhonkus can break the steering wheel when mad.
Etymology: mastermind + honk
Claxonator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: clax-ehn-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Rufus was an ardent and often obnoxious claxonator who could always be depended upon to use his car horn as a signaling device, rather than just going to the door to alert folks that he's ready to roll.
Etymology: 'Claxon' (v. to sound loudly; - of car horns) with suffix '-ator' to denote one who 'does something'
Rudeetootee
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: roo-dee-too-tee
Sentence: My father never let me go out a second time with a rudeetootee.
Etymology: RUDE + TOOT
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COMMENTS:
terrific! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 09:39:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00
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Honkquest
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hon kwest
Sentence: Hank's latest date had to endure his honkquest outside her home until she appeared. But our Honkquistador soon met his match when her irate hubby put sugar in his gas tank.
Etymology: Honk (blast your car horn) & Conquest (an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone)
Toottweet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toottweet
Sentence: Jeremy has his own form of e-communications. Texting,Twitter? Not for him. When he wants to summon his girlfriend he tweets her with his car horn. And he expects her to appear toottweet.
Etymology: toot (to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) + tweet (to post on Twitter)a play on toot sweet (Quickly, immediately, at once. This word is a corruption of the French ‘tout de suite’, which literally means 'all at once')
Hornbell
Created by: dekra
Pronunciation: horn-bell
Sentence: John couldn't bring himself to walk 30 feet up the sidewalk, so he simply rang the hornbell repeatedly until Jess was annoyed enough to come outside.
Etymology: Car Horn + Door Bell
Rudetoot
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: rewd-tewt
Sentence: It doesn't bother me so much that my neighbor gets picked up for work by the ambulance every day at 5 am, what really gets me is that her partner insists on summoning her with a rudetoot consisting of every siren for at least 10 minutes.
Etymology: rude + toot - also a play on rooty-toot.
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COMMENTS:
oops, i didn't see that i came so close to someone else's word. I try to create before i read. Sorry! - libertybelle, 2009-05-04: 09:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you for giving us the honk! ~ James
splendiction - 2009-05-01: 16:47:00
I wasn't going to play today, but I couldn't resist your definition, metro!
These are all so good -- very talented wordsmiths.
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-02: 05:35:00
I haven't wanted to play all week here...but Metrohumnax you've always got the right words to say :) Great definition as always! I do come vote on my favs. I may come back one day and create again...I don't know yet...Ciao!
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-05: 01:15:00
OMGosh another freakin' typo..."Verbotoslap" me Metro! lol METROHUMANX* ya know you're one of my best friends on here...sorry about that typo... :)~ Great definitions as always Metro!
dochanne - 2009-05-06: 00:25:00
Nice.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James