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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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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.
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
Savedeshoescruise
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sayve de shews crews
Sentence: she was twenty minutes into her savedeshoescruise, determined to put as little mileage on her jimmychoos until all of her friends had adored them.
Etymology: save the shoes cruise.
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COMMENTS:
What a farcicarl situation. - petaj, 2007-05-03: 05:19:00
this made me laugh - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-03: 11:05:00
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Eternacruise
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: EE-TERN-UH-CROOZE
Sentence: Although Loretta was passionate about going to the gym every day, a strange inner compulsion would not let her park in the first available space...instead, she chose to ETERNACRUISE around the mall, constantly seeking that perfect yet unattainable parking spot- despite the derisive protests of her imprisoned passengers.
Etymology: ETERNAL+CRUISE... ETERNAL:in perpetuity...CRUISE:a long,seemingly endless journey
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COMMENTS:
Please ! I have to use the restrooms! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-15: 19:46:00
didn't see this yesterday - like it and you could add turn to your etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:58:00
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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.
Parkinlots
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: par - kin - lots
Sentence: These boots are made for walking, that's what they should do. Or if you think otherwise, you suffer from Parkinlot's.
Etymology: park + lot + Parkinson's disease (degenerative disorder impairing the victim's motor skills)
Spotwagging
Created by: foxwerx
Pronunciation: spot + wag + ing
Sentence: Your foolhardy spotwagging is going to make us late for the movie.
Etymology: parking spot + tail wagging
Idiocardriveritis
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Eedeeokahrdrivereyetis
Sentence: Hey, I saw Melanie driving all around the mall parking lot yesterday. When I walked up to her, she rolled down the window and told me she was trying to save time by finding a spot close to the door. I reckon she's got a severe case of idiocardriveritis.
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Stalkinglot
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stal-king-lot
Sentence: Marta expertly circumnavigated the stalkinglot on Black Friday morning. She knew that finding the best parking spot would take cunning and patience. She watched and waited for her quarry, shoppers who have been feeding on the sales, to come out of the mall, tired and loaded down with bargains. Her strategy was to follow them to their place, closely, but not too close, to claim their space. Idiling quietly she would wait for them to tuck away their booty while displaying her turn signals to fend off any other spot hunters lurking nearby. Posessing skill and a trained eye, she caught the small movement of a car with its backup lights up in the front of aisle J and began to position herself to intercept their place as soon as it was vacated. She waited calmly and turned on the signals to warn other drivers that the space was hers. The people took forever to settle down their toddlers and find their sunglasses, but the wait would be worth it. Finally, the vehicle backed slowly out of the space and she was about to claim her prize, when out of nowhere, a white minivan with the requisite soccer magnet appeared and boldly pulled into the space, right in front of her, denying her the victory. After a blast of the horn and some choice words and gestures, the spacehunter began to cruise the stalkinglot once again, waiting for another opportunity to catch the perfect space.
Etymology: stalking: to persue by tracking stealthily; to follow and observe + parking lot: a place you drive around in to lose your mind and/or religion on Black Friday, putting you into the proper disposition for the holiday season.
Handilapped
Created by: MemyselfnI
Pronunciation: han-dee-lapped
Sentence: Larry had the nearly completed listening to the entire Beatles White album waiting for that perfect spot, at the same time being handilapped by hundreds of shoppers.
Etymology: Handicapped - lapped These folks who require handicap like parking, ultimately get lapped by all other reasonable parkers.
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.