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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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Inchtersectionist
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: inch-ter-sek-shun-ist
Sentence: Molly, being the inchtersectionist that she is, would invaribly creep up at every stop light until she was in the center of the interesection, jamming traffic in all directions.
Etymology: inch + intersection... (thus ends my 3 day -osis streak...)
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COMMENTS:
missed this yesterday - very good - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:03:00
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Anticipeeler
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Antis-i-peel-er
Sentence: Late for her colonoscopy appointment, Cynthia kept getting stopped at red lights. A chronic anticipeeler, she kept inching her car forward in hopes of triggering the "sensor" so she could peel away!
Etymology: Anticipate - Peeling (hitting the gas and screetching the tires)
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COMMENTS:
Haha... your word is fun to say. - IllmaticKD, 2007-12-06: 01:43:00
asstounding, well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-06: 04:00:00
THanks!! :) - Korinne, 2007-12-07: 09:21:00
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Inchicle
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: INCH-icle
Sentence:
Etymology: Inch (inch forward/creep) + Vehicle = Inchicle
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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Creepcreep
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: krēpkrēp
Sentence: The pedestrians were quite annoyed that they had to make their way around the creepcreep. Did this nitwit really think that the light was going to change any faster if he inched his way into the crosswalk? Where are the cops when you want one?
Etymology: creep (move slowly and carefully) + creep (a detestable person)
Inchcarrigible
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: inch/car/ih/jibble
Sentence: She was an inchcarrigible driver who couldn't resist the thrill of accelerating. Whenever possible she drove barefoot.
Etymology: inch + car + incorrigible (hopeless, incurable)
Incremotorist
Created by: IllmaticKD
Pronunciation: Ink'ra'mote'ur'ist
Sentence: Clearly suffering from trauma to the head of various degrees several drivers on todays roads fall victem to incremotorism. Apparently making crosswalks safe for children is not on the agenda of this dirty rotten incremotorist.
Etymology: noun; Derived from two words. Increment and motorist. Also see: incremotorism.
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COMMENTS:
LOL I like it! - Korinne, 2007-12-06: 08:43:00
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Redroller
Created by: ReputedTart
Pronunciation: red-ro-ler
Sentence: Redroller, redroller, let me send my car on over.
Etymology: Red + roller, as in the game "Red Rover"
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COMMENTS:
i love this one!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-06: 08:53:00
Agreed. Very clever, RT. - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:46:00
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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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Carincher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: carincher: kar-in-cher
Sentence: The karincher in front of me at the red light got clipped by a car zipping through the intersection.
Etymology: Carincher ... car for car and incher for moving forward inch by inch.
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