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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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Parkingsloth
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: par-king-sl-o-t
Sentence: The parking sloth waited patiently while the old woman stored her groceries even though there were spaces a plenty ten yards away.
Etymology: parking- to park a vehicle sloth- animal famed for avoiding physical exertion
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COMMENTS:
Great word! I was trying to do one with vultures, but sloth works nicely! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-03: 10:46:00
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Cartyr
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: car-ter
Sentence: I would rather drive for hours then to go against my belief that walking is hard and I shouldn't have to do it.
Etymology: martyr, car
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.
Spacechaser
Created by: allawson
Pronunciation:
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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Circumlotigate
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.
Etymology:
Parkohspot
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Park-oh-spot
Sentence: Around and around she goes...when all at once she spies...the perfect parkohspot in an overcrowded parking lot.
Etymology: Park- To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location. Oh!- An exclamation expressive of surprise. Spot- A location; a locale.
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)
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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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.