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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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Circumnaviparkum

Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Cir-come-navi-park-um

Sentence: I, thankfully, do not suffer from the stupifying disease of circumnaviparkum.

Etymology: Circum-around navi-navigate parkum-park

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Lobbywheels

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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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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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 ah diess

Sentence: the pilgrim must go aroung the perimiter thrice brfore entering the inner sanctum, chanting the mantra seven times while looking in the rearview mirror, whereupon the pure hearted will find parkadise

Etymology: paradise park

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Parksnickety

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /pahrk-SNIK-i-tee/

Sentence: On their sixth lap around the parking lot, Lois decided that Mike was just too parksnickety. They'd been driving in circles for almost ten minutes now, but it would have taken little more than a minute to walk across the entire parking lot. Mike had passed up every empty spot further than ten spaces away from the front door of the department store, and cursed every time someone else pulled in before he could get there. She just sighed and rubbed her temples again — Mike never won at Parking Lot Bingo, and she knew that asking him to park further out would only start an argument.

Etymology: Park - to place or leave a vehicle in a certain location (from Old English, pearruc "paddock") + Persnickety - requiring painstaking care; overparticular; fussy (extended form of Scottish, pernicky; of uncertain origin, possibly from 'particular')

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like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:19:00

A word I can use in the future!! - Mustang, 2008-07-15: 19:45:00

Lovely. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:56:00

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Carouselect

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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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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Spotstalker

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation:

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Parkinlots

ohwtepph

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)

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Circumparkalyze

Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Sir-Kum-Park-A-Lies

Sentence: Anne spent more than ten minutes circumparkalyzing just to avoid getting wet in the rain

Etymology: Circumnavigate; Park; Analyze

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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.