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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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Parkingsloth
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: par-king-sl-o-t
Sentence: The parking sloth waited patiently while the old woman stored her groceries even though there were spaces a plenty ten yards away.
Etymology: parking- to park a vehicle sloth- animal famed for avoiding physical exertion
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COMMENTS:
Great word! I was trying to do one with vultures, but sloth works nicely! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-03: 10:46:00
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Spoptimize
Created by: autophile
Pronunciation: sPOP-ti-mize
Sentence: Dude, I'm hungry, stop it with the spoptimization already!
Etymology: From spot (parking spot) + optimize
Loopyparkobsess
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: loop eee park ub ses
Sentence: Although Susan was really just wasting time and gas, she was certain if she continued to loopyparkobesess long enough she would find the greatest parking space humanity had ever created.
Etymology: loop park obsess
Fanfan
Created by: fanfan
Pronunciation: F.A.N.F.A.N
Sentence: french
Etymology: françois
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COMMENTS:
nickname - fanfan, 2007-05-03: 04:55:00
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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)
Storbit
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: store-bit
Sentence: I would have been to the mall 4 hours ago, but Mom was stuck in storbit waiting for the perfect spot.
Etymology: Store + Orbit
Parkohspot
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Park-oh-spot
Sentence: Around and around she goes...when all at once she spies...the perfect parkohspot in an overcrowded parking lot.
Etymology: Park- To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location. Oh!- An exclamation expressive of surprise. Spot- A location; a locale.
Spacechaser
Created by: allawson
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Joanna, the spacechaser, drove rapidly around the parking lot trying to find the closest parking spot.
Etymology: Derived from Wal-Mart parking lot, first space.
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COMMENTS:
That's pretty good! - HubbMU, 2007-05-03: 13:18:00
Hey, I like the sound of that! - jedijawa, 2007-05-03: 13:34:00
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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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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.