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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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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)
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'
Honkvince
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with conkvince
Sentence: not only did Marty conkvince his family in the kitchen, from the warmth of his car he would honkvince them it was time to leave.
Etymology: conkvince (a previous verbotomy this week) + honk
Overhonkahorn
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Oh-ver-honk-a-horn
Sentence: Josh irked the neighbors as kept up his constant "overhonkahorn" in his car thinking it would speed up Prissy to hurry up!
Etymology: Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
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COMMENTS:
Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:21:00
Sory it's late...I hit the wrong section for my etymology...LOL! Honk Honk! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:24:00
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Hornbag
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: horn bag
Sentence: Wow, what a racket! Is that your brother out there sitting on the horn like a hornbag?
Etymology: horn + douche bag
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')
Toottootcommon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toōttoōtkämən
Sentence: When Glen pulls up to pick up Jill, he acts like Tutankhamen, too good to get out of his custom chariot and ring the doorbell. Jill’s dad thinks of Glen as toottootcommon, an all-too-typical teenager with a all-too-noisy car horn. He hopes this is the only type of horn(y) he has to deal with.
Etymology: toottoot (a short, sharp sound made by a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument) + common (occurring, found, or done often; prevalent) a play on Tutankhamen - Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
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COMMENTS:
De Nile ain't just a river in Egypt,as my Mummie would say! - Nosila, 2010-11-18: 21:57:00
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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.
Honkasorusrex
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: Honk-A-Sor-Us-Rex
Sentence: Dave, being hungry for a Sizzler steak could not bear to wait another second for his chick. He made wild honkasorusrex noises to attract his mate.
Etymology: Honk + T-Rex
Aggravimpatient
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ag're - im pa shent
Sentence: Don Juan couldn't wait for no one, obviously his aggravimpatience, was getting the best of him, and probably to everyone else in earshot
Etymology: aggravate + impatient
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COMMENTS:
But he could wait for someone. Fierce! - hyperborean, 2009-05-03: 21:14:00
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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