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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.
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Geespot
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jeee spot
Sentence: She wasn't given to strong language but she screamed in delight when she found the gee spot
Etymology: gee as in "oh gee" g-spot as in erm...
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
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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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
Circumparalyze
Created by: illaphilla
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: circle + parallel/paralyze
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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Parkle
Created by: pepperpatti
Pronunciation: the way it looks: "sparkle" -s
Sentence: Linda didn't want to have to worry about walking with her bags after the big sale, so she parkled for 20 minutes.
Etymology: park (to stop your car in a designated spot) + circle (v., to go around in the shape of a circle)
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.
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.