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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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Circumparkulate

Created by: overgroove

Pronunciation: Sir-cum-park-you-late.

Sentence: Eyes puckered and her hands white on the steering wheel, Linda McPale, circumparkulated outside the local Walmart.

Etymology: Derived from the latin circum meaning to inscribe or define a circle and the English park, meaning to set ones car in a stationary state.

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Cosyparker

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Co-zee-par-ker

Sentence: Being a serious cosyparker, Mel would circle the parking lot for ages finding just the right space to park, (as near to her destination as possible). After all, it would not only save time, being a little on the lazy side it would save her having to walk too far as well.

Etymology: Cosy (not offering challenge or difficulty) + Parker - someone who parks,(a car) = Cosyparker

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 12:15:00

Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:55:00

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Encompark

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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Spoptimize

Created by: autophile

Pronunciation: sPOP-ti-mize

Sentence: Dude, I'm hungry, stop it with the spoptimization already!

Etymology: From spot (parking spot) + optimize

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Hatchbacktrack

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: hatch-bak-trak

Sentence: Emily drove at speed to her destination, noting all potential spots (bonus if she could park face out), before violently cranking the gear into reverse to hatchbacktrack to the closest space.

Etymology: hatchback (a type of vehicle) + backtrack (to go back over the same route)

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Vehiciouscircle

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: vee-HISH-us-circle

Sentence: Gloria's vehiciouscircling enraged everyone else in the car. Her passengers could not convince her that she was just trading off shoe leather for gas. But she was determined to outmanoeuvre the other vehiciouscirclers for the best spot, even if it led to a fender bender.

Etymology: vicious circle + vehicle

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COMMENTS:

ridehiculous - galwaywegian, 2007-05-03: 05:21:00

another inspired word - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-03: 11:06:00

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Spacify

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: spac/i/fy

Sentence: Martha's ability to spacify in large urbane parking lots is a must to save time and energy. She meanders the isles closest to the entrances spacifying all possibilities. She is an expert spacifyer.

Etymology: space + identify

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Autoprowl

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: AW-toh-proul

Sentence: Once she realized there were no available handicapped spaces, Linda began to autoprowl. (Could be used as a noun as well.)

Etymology: auto + prowl

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Circummate

Created by: mustilicor

Pronunciation:

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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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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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.