Verboticisms

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: spiral-i-sing

Sentence: She was spiralyzing in the parking lot, a lot. A lot of spiralyzing was going on today in the parking lot. In the end she was totally spiralyzed.

Etymology: paralyzed + spiral = spiralyzing. why ? because in the end you are paralyzed while moving round in circles. maybe you would have been faster by taking the next best parking-place and walk the rest ? no spiralyzing, no fun.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: LOB-ee-HWEELZ

Sentence: As Roxie was constantly lobbying "City Hall" to provide more parking spaces nearer to the entrance and lobbies of buildings and other complexes, she was known by her friends, for more than one reason, as "Lobbywheels."

Etymology: LOBBY: large entrance hall in a public building, ie shopping centre; modern sporting stadium & WHEELS: (Slang): a car; or a metonym? for car enthusiast or a driver. COGNATES: Lobbywheel; Lobbywheeling, Lobbywheeler

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COMMENTS:

nice sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:20:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ker/us/seh/lekt

Sentence: To carouselect can prove to be very dangerous if you suffer from vertigo. Sue often spun in circles around her car after she'd found the perfect spot

Etymology: carousel (merry go round) + select

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COMMENTS:

Good one. Sounds like she needs a lapperscopy. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-03: 07:22:00

ha ha or her very own retreadmill - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-03: 11:01:00

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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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Created by: mustilicor

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Sentence: Intent on avoiding inconvenience, she circummated endlessly about the lot like a woman with a severe inner ear infection.

Etymology: circum - circle; mat - motion

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Created by: allawson

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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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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: En-cahm-park

Sentence: She encomparked the parking lot as many times as it would have took to walk from one end of the lot, to the store and then back again.

Etymology: Encompass (to circle) + park (bring vehicle to halt to stop temporarily)

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Created by: ratbastid

Pronunciation: Cir-cum-LOT-i-gate

Sentence: While all her friends were inside enjoying crumpets, scones, and tea, Fiona--ever the parking space snob--circumlotigated like a whale trapped in the Hudson River.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: row/zy/park/ur

Sentence: She was such a roseyparker that nothing was ever perfect enough for her.

Etymology: nosey parker + rosey (perfect) + park

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Created by: Brooklie

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