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DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.
Verboticisms
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Redleadfoot
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: red-led-foot
Sentence: Redleadfooting is one of the main causes of road rage stabbings & deaths.
Etymology: red (as in red traffic light)+ lead (as in metal or heavy) + foot
Autogrinch
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: aw-toe-grinch
Sentence: Pamela was convinced that she had a gift. She believed that by starting to inch her car forward just a bit at the red light, it would turn green a little more quickly. She had turned into quite an autogrinch, lately and actually hoped for red lights just to give her practice.
Etymology: "Auto" which is derived from Automotible is added to the beginning of the word "green" as in green light, followed by "inch" as to move forward slowly, a little bit at a time. As a bonus, the word "grinch" reminds us of the Grinch who stole Christmas. The grinch is a catlike creature who has on occasion, demonstrated superhuman qualities
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COMMENTS:
terrific etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:07:00
Nicely crafted word.Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:11:00
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Accelereddy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ax sell er reddi
Sentence: Cindy had learned enough of the Highway Code to earn her license, but decided early on she like to make up her own rules as she went along. If she reached a red light, she would be accelereddy to gun the gas pedal, by inching forward, thus she rationalized, daring the red light to change to green. This technique got her home a whopping 2 minutes earlier and because she was oblivious to other drivers, made her cause several accidents on the way. It was because of Cindy and drivers like her that the term "Road Rage" was born!
Etymology: accelerate (to cause to move) & red (red light) & ready (anxious to proceed)
Greendy
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Green dy
Sentence: The heliograph of sirens flickered on Bob's face as he walked slowly around the crumpled piece of tin that was once his car; Jane, the damsel to whom he was en route, was on his mind and he became a bit too greendy... until before long he found himself in the middle of the intersection with a frightening semi-truck on one end and an equally terrifying Mack truck on the other end. Bob, groaning inwardly, would have to postpone his date. The price of being greendy!
Etymology: Green (as in green light) & greedy (gluttonous)
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COMMENTS:
Wow. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:53:00
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Waitingvroom
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Way-ting-v-roo-m
Sentence: Bill was a very impatient driver so every time he came across a red traffic signal he always chose to use the waitingvroom system, by revving the car engine and then slowly inching forward so that he was ready to pull away as soon as possible.
Etymology: Waiting(be delayed, to wait for a particular event to happen) + Vroom(the sound of a car engine when revving up) = Waitingvroom
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COMMENTS:
Vroomderbar word! - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 01:59:00
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Gashopper
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: gas/hop/pur
Sentence: Do you hear the gashopper that is at your feet? (blatant Kung Fu reference)
Etymology: gas + hop + grasshopper
Redvancer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: red van ser
Sentence: Despite learning the opposite in driving school, when Polly graduated and started driving, she developed bad habits. Her latest was to become a Redvancer...someone who tries to make the red light faster by inching forward. On this day she inadvertantly did her Redvancer trick in front of a patrol car. Was she ever amazed to be ticketed for coming to a rolling stop and failing to yield to a stop sign. Polly paid $250 to learn her lesson and withdraw from the Redvancer Club.
Etymology: Red (stoplight colour) & Advancer (someone who is moving forward toward a goal)
Greengo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gree ng go
Sentence: The greengo he try the dodge city shuffle one time too many. He meet a beer lorry on a mission at a major intersection, asquashed him like a tortilla!
Etymology: gringo, green go.
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COMMENTS:
veree funnee - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-06: 12:44:00
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Wickcellerate
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation: Wick-cel-er-ate
Sentence: Tapping her fingers on the wheel, Sandy wickcelerated further and further over the white line while she waited for the light. In the next lane, Nora, trying to see the street sign now blocked by Sandra's car, remarked "I hate wickceleraters!"
Etymology: wick (to draw off by capillary action; the slow, inevitable motion of something, without any outside force actually being applied; the annoying and unstoppable movement of water up the legs of your jeans after coming in from the rain) + accelerate
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COMMENTS:
Very good! I love modified etymologisms. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:13:00
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Inchcarrigible
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: inch/car/ih/jibble
Sentence: Sally was an inchcarrigible driver who couldn't resist the thrill of accelerating. Whenever possible she drove barefoot.
Etymology: incorrigible (hopeless, incurable)+ inch + car
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COMMENTS:
Very clever!! - Mustang, 2008-10-30: 06:37:00
Driving barefoot is illegal in New Jersey. Another reason to move elsewhere. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:43:00
Mustang Sally rocks! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:52:00
If you are barefoot, I think you can actually feel the light change too! - mweinmann, 2008-10-30: 14:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger and libertybelle. Thank you Tigger and libertybelle. ~ James
Tigger - 2007-12-06: 00:32:00
Actually, libertybelle should get sole credit. I should've read through the recent definitions before submitting mine.
i still say great minds think alike... though some say filthy minds think alike, as well... hmmm...
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:11:00
flows smoothly ... readily understood ... nice interplay of words.
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:14:00
like the first 2 syllable rhyme ... the word rolls off the tongue. The meaning is straightforward and implicit.
Today's definition was suggested by libertybelle. Thank you libertybelle. ~ James