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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.
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Carmunicator
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kar mew nik ay tor
Sentence: The instalation of a novelty hooter in his car turned him from a carmunicator to a carmoonicator
Etymology: communicator, car
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')
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
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
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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Honkhint
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: hongk-hintt
Sentence: The longer he honkhinted the more she took her sweet time to get ready. He would look like the mental health patient in the eyes of the neighbours, not her.
Etymology: honk (like a car horn) + hint (to communicate or suggest in an indirect way)
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COMMENTS:
think I met him... - Nosila, 2010-11-15: 18:53:00
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Honkarass
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: honk r a--
Sentence: Bell and Bert held the night shift at the local all-night gym. Carpooling in Bert’s old honkda, they had a tight routine. Every evening at 9:50, Bert felt justified in honkarassing Bell’s neighboors for a few minutes. After all, it was the neighboors’ autumnal leaf blowing that shook his chick out of bed early afternoon, nearly two months every year! Tonight Bert’s honkarangue lasted longer than usual. Bell finally emerged from her apartment, removing her earplugs: “Hey, let me give you a little peeptalk before our shift”.
Etymology: From: honk, harass and "a--"!
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COMMENTS:
Honky dory word! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:37:00
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Littlebeaubeep
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: litlbōbēp
Sentence: Littlebeaubeep is stealing sleep, He's honking for his girlfriend; If she'd come out, The neighbors would shout, And no one would have to hurt them.
Etymology: Little Bo Peep (A nursery rhyme about a girl and her sheep)+ beau (a boyfriend or male admirer) + beep (a short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 05:31:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00
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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'
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