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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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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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petaj 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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Spotclocking

Created by: Coltsfan87x17

Pronunciation:

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

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Circlelurk

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SER - kuhl - lerk

Sentence: Miranda was obsessed with finding the parking space the very nearest to her destination and she would circlelurk in the parking lot seemingly forever, waiting to pounce on a recently available spot.

Etymology: Blend of the verb 'circle' (to move in a circle round something) and 'lurk'.

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COMMENTS:

love the sound of this - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:21:00

metrohumanx VERY snappy! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-15: 19:52:00

Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:56:00

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Circumlaze

Created by: Brooklie

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Parkticular

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: park/tic/you/lar

Sentence: A parkticular person will circle endlessly until they find the perfect spot.

Etymology: park + particular

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Parkadise

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: park a die ssss

Sentence: After circling for three hours he found parkadise, a nirvana for his van within inches of the gas station which he would need after the game.

Etymology: paradise park

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Cartyr

playdohheart

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

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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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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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Spotwagging

Created by: foxwerx

Pronunciation: spot + wag + ing

Sentence: Your foolhardy spotwagging is going to make us late for the movie.

Etymology: parking spot + tail wagging

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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.