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DEFINITION: v. To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination. n. A perfect parking spot.
Verboticisms
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Parkximity
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: park - xim - it - ee
Sentence: Laura found a perfect spot in parkximity to the shopping center. She drove around awhile to find it, but it was worth it.
Etymology: park, proximity
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-11-19: 09:39:00
good one - Nosila, 2009-11-19: 17:32:00
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Spiralyzing
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: spiral-i-sing
Sentence: She was spiralyzing in the parking lot, a lot. A lot of spiralyzing was going on today in the parking lot. In the end she was totally spiralyzed.
Etymology: paralyzed + spiral = spiralyzing. why ? because in the end you are paralyzed while moving round in circles. maybe you would have been faster by taking the next best parking-place and walk the rest ? no spiralyzing, no fun.
Lotvulture
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: lot-vul-ture
Sentence: Jill had become a lotvulture as she would spend as much time looking for a close parking spot as it would take her to walk the parking lot twice.
Etymology: lot + vulture
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COMMENTS:
I know a couple of people that fit your definition! - HubbMU, 2007-05-03: 13:46:00
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Roseyparker
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: row/zy/park/ur
Sentence: She was such a roseyparker that nothing was ever perfect enough for her.
Etymology: nosey parker + rosey (perfect) + park
Bumperstalking
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bəmpərstôkng
Sentence: Joyce is an expert at bumperstalking. As people leave a store she will pull in behind them to follow them back to their car. She creeps up so close to some people that they jump and scream when she brushes the back of their legs. Once they pass the 5th car in line she drops them like a bad habit and circles around for another victim.
Etymology: bumper (a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision) + stalking (pursue or approach stealthily)
Parkaide
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: park ayd
Sentence: When Melba drove to the mall, she always took her husband Melvin to act as her parkaide. He could find the closest spot to the entrance in a wink and if worse came to worse, he could whip out the old disabled parking sticker or pretend he was pregnant.
Etymology: Park (to maneuver a vehicle into a parking space) & Aide (someone/thing who acts as assistant) & Wordplay on Parkade (a multi-levelcar park)
Sharppark
Created by: grahaff
Pronunciation: sharp park
Sentence: The IKEA parking lot was huge. We then saw the perfect sharppark and settled in.
Etymology: sharp (smart) park (park)
Carbit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: car-bit
Sentence: she wanted to go shopping but she was stuck in carbit
Etymology: car, orbit
Cruisepatrol
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: cruz-pa-troll
Sentence: It is so frustrating going to the grocery store with Mark. Sheesh! I could have milked a cow, gathered the eggs, and fried an omelet by the time he's done cruisepatrolling and storbiting the lot for the closest parking space.
Etymology: cruise control, patrol
Circumparalyze
Created by: illaphilla
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: circle + parallel/paralyze
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by jedijawa.
Thank you jedijawa! ~ James
jedijawa - 2007-05-03: 13:31:00
This one was inspired by my dad who did this all the time when I was growing up. My word for it is lotvulture.
The scarey part is when lotvultures dive in for the kill. Especially when two of them are going for the same spot. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-07-15: 19:45:00
Good one.