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DEFINITION: To assert your right-of-way in traffic, even when it's stupidly dangerous to do so.
Verboticisms
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Roadhogish
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: road-hog-ish
Sentence: he was so roadhogish that he could not keep on his side of the road.
Etymology: road-hog-ish
Accelirrational
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ax-sell-er-ash-in-al
Sentence: Refusing to slow down was accelirrational in the extreme
Etymology: accelerate, irrational
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - fonka99, 2007-01-04: 09:47:00
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Traficide
Created by: likephilshead
Pronunciation: (Tra-fi-cide)
Sentence: Bob broke his leg and totaled his car in traficide.
Etymology: suicide(the driver), homicide(the passenger/s, and traffic.
Suveer
Created by: Sissyphus
Pronunciation: S U veer
Sentence: The bicycle was technically in the right hand lane, but I needed to turn immediately so I just SUVeered around the corner and hoped he had decent brakes.
Etymology:
Wrongofway
Created by: bondfool
Pronunciation: rong-ov-way
Sentence: too many people these days think they can just take the wrong-of-way whenever they feel like it.
Etymology: a play on the words right of way
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COMMENTS:
Just so we're clear, I created wrongofway before bondfool. Not that it's terribly difficult to conceive, but just so we're clear... - Javeson1, 2007-01-08: 13:48:00
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Freewaving
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: free/way/ving
Sentence: Sue was taken aback when instead of moving over to let the speeding car merge onto the highway, Bob started freewaving the driver in the car and continued driving in "his" lane.
Etymology: freeway, waving (the middle finger)
Cabgressive
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation:
Sentence: During rush hour everyone gets overly cabgressive.
Etymology: Cab - reffering to NYC cabbies who are infamous for their driving gressive - from aggressive
Drivisky
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dra-visky
Sentence: Cam usually driviskied his route to work prior to gulping down his morning coffee.
Etymology: drive + risk
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
Autoannihilation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: OR-toe-a-NY-hill-ay-shun
Sentence: His self destructive behaviour behind the wheel is a perfect example of autoannihilation.
Etymology: auto (self and automobile) + annihilation (destruction)
