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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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Parkalysis

Created by: thefreewheeler

Pronunciation: park al is is

Sentence: Jen was parkalyzed from the head down but was able to get to the meeting just ten minutes late.

Etymology: park + paralysis.

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Parkonaut

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: park + ah + naught

Sentence: He's such a parkanaut - he'll orbit the parking lot 42 times if he has to, just to save himself 30 feet of walking.

Etymology: park + astronaut

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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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Circumparalyze

Created by: illaphilla

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Etymology: circle + parallel/paralyze

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Spotclocking

Created by: Coltsfan87x17

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Sentence: The woman was spotclocking when she went grocery shopping so she woudnt miss her hair apointment.

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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

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Spacify

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: spac/i/fy

Sentence: Martha's ability to spacify in large urbane parking lots is a must to save time and energy. She meanders the isles closest to the entrances spacifying all possibilities. She is an expert spacifyer.

Etymology: space + identify

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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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Spotstalker

Created by: Sed8ed

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Autoprowl

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: AW-toh-proul

Sentence: Once she realized there were no available handicapped spaces, Linda began to autoprowl. (Could be used as a noun as well.)

Etymology: auto + prowl

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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.