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'Yes, I know it's red.'

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.

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Lightfrogging

CEE1ESS

Created by: CEE1ESS

Pronunciation: Lite-frog-ing

Sentence: She was always lightfrogging the red signal, trying to gain some time in the morning.

Etymology: from light and leapfrog

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COMMENTS:

Very descriptive, and creative! Nice one. - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:48:00

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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.

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Anticicreep

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: An + TISS + uh + creep

Sentence: When waiting for the light to change Imogene would always anticipcreep in an effort to be the first to zoom away on the green light.

Etymology: Anticipate + creep

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COMMENTS:

Another great word. Excellent! - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:42:00

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Sneakcelerate

Created by: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: sneek-sell'-er-ate

Sentence: Congolia, desperate to meet her blind date, began to sneakcelerate when the traffic light seemed to be stuck on red.

Etymology: From "sneak" (to creep up stealthily) + part of "accelerate" (to hasten the progress of)

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Intersectionvader

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /in-ter-sek-shuhn-veyd-er/

Sentence: Ruth just smiled to herself when Phil complained and honked his horn at the intersectionvader that had crept forward from the cross-street, forcing him to make a wide, awkward turn, since Phil himself often did the same thing while driving his SUV (she supposed he was actually a Jeepcreeper).

Etymology: intersection (Latin, intersectionem - "cut asunder") + invade (Latin, invādere - "to go in")

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Greenfluence

Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: green - flu - ence

Sentence: Sometimes ya just gotta greenfluence the light a little to get the thing to change.

Etymology: green (as in light) + [in]fluence

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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:

libertybelle 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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Creapred

Created by: bzma0501

Pronunciation: kri-prEd

Sentence: The creapred girl kept rolling on through the intersection.

Etymology: from English, "creap" + "red"

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Literunning

Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /lite-run-ning/

Sentence: Though she did not ever completely blow through a stoplight, Jill had the habit of literunning ever red-light she encountered.

Etymology: "running" a red "light" and "lite", as in Lite Beer - a little less than full on "Lightrunning"

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Creepcreep

artr

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)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-06: 00:01:00
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.

libertybelle libertybelle - 2007-12-06: 08:52:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-29: 00:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by libertybelle. Thank you libertybelle. ~ James