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'Those idiots! I have the right of way!'

DEFINITION: To assert your right-of-way in traffic, even when it's stupidly dangerous to do so.

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Divinerightofway

Created by: IanArcher

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Sentence: "dammit, it's my divinerightofway, and i'm going to claim it -- or die trying!"

Etymology: a bit kludgy, but a mixture of "divine right" and "right of way"

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Carageous

Created by: fonka99

Pronunciation: car-a-geous

Sentence: Peregrine stamped his foot on the accelarator and carageously overtook the truck, despite the thick fog.

Etymology: From car and courageous

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Hazzardriving

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: HA-zard-dri-ving

Sentence: Billy yelled "Dukes of Hazzard, Dukes of Hazzard!" as he swerved into the median to overtake the Corvette. He sure loved him some hazzardriving.

Etymology: Dukes of Hazzard + Driving

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Adventurn

Created by: seifip

Pronunciation: adven turn

Sentence: We were adventurning all the way! I'm pumped with adrenaline after this way...

Etymology: adventure + turn

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Coupedetat

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: coop/deh/tah

Sentence: He instituted a coupedetat on a north bound road declaring it a south bound route from here on.

Etymology: coup d'etat + coupe

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Soccermomniac

Created by: dstorm78

Pronunciation: Socker-Mom-Nee-Ak

Sentence: The roads are no longer safe with all these soccermomniacs taking over with their huge SUVs and the total disregard for the other drivers on the road.

Etymology: A mix of soccer-moms (characterized by their big cars and disregard for anyone other than a member of their family) and a maniac, often related to the word soccer-mom, but more importantly related to one who is a driving maniac, road hog.

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