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DEFINITION: n. A driver who ignores the rules of the road by driving very slowly (i.e. at the legal limit) in the fast lane. v. To strictly observe the "suggested" speed limits, even when using the fast lane.
Verboticisms
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Cruisader
Created by: lplybon
Pronunciation: "Kroo-SA-der"
Sentence: Although he adored her, Bart detested having to go grocery shopping with his Aunt Nelly. Aunt Nelly insisted on driving despite being blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. And she was such a cruisader! She consistently drove 10 miles under the speed limit, signaled in the parking lots, and stopped at all "stale green" (her phrase) lights.
Etymology: Combination of the words "cruise," "crusade," and "sadism"
Stoperator
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stop er ay tor
Sentence: Because he crawled and dawdled down the road, stopping for every bump and hole, he was awarded his stoperator license.
Etymology: Stop (not move) & Operator (someone who operates machinery)
Carstipate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: kahr-stuh-PEYT
Sentence: Whilst driving Bob slow, dribble-to -rule approach left a long line of carstipated drivers behind him.
Etymology: Blend of CAR & CONSTIPATE: prevent passage through; impede; crowd together
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COMMENTS:
I can just hear a traffic reporter saying "The highway is carstipated" instead of "congested". Love it! - Jamagra, 2008-04-07: 14:05:00
hate those traffic fumes - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-07: 16:46:00
Love it! Yep, a great word to describe a traffic jam. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-07: 18:10:00
It's a natural! - arrrteest, 2008-04-07: 20:58:00
Bob, it makes me think you fuel up with prune juice! Great word...very binding! - Nosila, 2008-04-08: 01:49:00
love it! - Softbagel14, 2008-04-08: 23:38:00
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Drivelag
Created by: scarletzinc
Pronunciation: drive-lag
Sentence: He was driving at a speed of 37 km/h and we could feel that he was drivelagging.
Etymology: Drive-Lag [lagging]
Speedumbmeter
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: spee/dum/eater
Sentence: A speedumbmeter is too slow to drive.
Etymology: speedometer + dumb
Lanedarme
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: lān därm'
Sentence: The left-lane bandits were more than Herb could take that day. He was trying to get to his daughter's recital, but they insisted on self-righteouslycreeping along at the posted limit in the far left lane. Then, to Herb's immense satisfaction, and for the first time in recorded history, the Highway Patrol came to the rescue, pulled the lanedarme over and wrote him a citation for obstructing traffic.
Etymology: lane + gendarme
Freewaste
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: free-waste
Sentence: It was only a fraction of a moment Shawn had spent attempting to read the grocery list his girlfriend had sent by text message. Shawn had become the latest multitaskhole killed by a freewaster slacking in the fast lane.
Etymology: freeway+waste (as in waste one's time)
Lescargo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: les kar go
Sentence: When old Lester gets out the vintage car and drives on the highway, he drives slowly in the fast lane to the annoyance of all others. When they beep him, he slows down even further. All the women at the nursing home call him a lescargo. Because he understands no French, he thinks they mean he has less baggage and is more available for dates.
Etymology: Fr: L'Escargot (Snail) & Less Car go
Routelout
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ROUT-lout
Sentence: Maggard was an absolute routelout, driving the routes and freeways at his own speed, gawking around at the countryside sightseeing and just absolutely oblivious to the traffic or the concerns of other drivers.
Etymology: Blend of 'route' (highway) and 'lout' (an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf)
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COMMENTS:
He's everywhere! - Nosila, 2009-05-26: 15:58:00
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Veltar
Created by: tyler775
Pronunciation: /fil * tar/
Sentence: This veltar drives twenty miles per hour when the speed limit for this lane is sixty!
Etymology: *vel from latin prefix speed *tard from latin suffix slow
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by stache and Biscotti. Thank you stache and Biscotti. ~ James
arrrteest - 2008-04-07: 17:40:00
A friend of mine always said, "Beware of old men in hats driving Buicks." I remember driving up the NJ Turnpike at 75MPH and pushing 80 in the right lane and being flashed by motorists thinking I was going too slow!
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-07: 18:03:00
My dad always said "Beware of men smoking cigars and driving station wagons." Wouldn't ya know, my first close call was with one of them?
logarithm - 2008-11-27: 11:18:00
Hehehe...
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
PennonFurl - 2018-06-13: 19:02:00