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'Oh! There's a spot!'

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.

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Carcumnavigate

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: car-cum-nah-vi-gate

Sentence: Having lost the THIRD space to a freakin' vulture, Dawn decided to carcumnavigate on the Macy's side of the mall.

Etymology: car + circumnavigate

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Parkadise

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: park a die ssss

Sentence: After circling for three hours he found parkadise, a nirvana for his van within inches of the gas station which he would need after the game.

Etymology: paradise park

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Hatchbacktrack

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: hatch-bak-trak

Sentence: Emily drove at speed to her destination, noting all potential spots (bonus if she could park face out), before violently cranking the gear into reverse to hatchbacktrack to the closest space.

Etymology: hatchback (a type of vehicle) + backtrack (to go back over the same route)

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Circlelate

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: sir/cul/ate

Sentence: No matter how late she was running, Diane could never resist the urge to circlelate just one more time.

Etymology: Root word-circulate: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point. Circle: lap: movement once around a course. Late: belated: after the expected or usual time; delayed.

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Walthargy

Created by: HubbMU

Pronunciation: wal-thar-gy

Sentence: My sense of walthargy keeps me from parking in the back.

Etymology: Wal-Mart, due to its largess of parking (and people), and lethargy.

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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)

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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

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Bumperstalking

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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)

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Fanfan

Created by: fanfan

Pronunciation: F.A.N.F.A.N

Sentence: french

Etymology: françois

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nickname - fanfan, 2007-05-03: 04:55:00

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Parkanoia

Created by: muddy

Pronunciation:

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-03: 02:10:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-03: 14:00:00
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.