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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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Steerthru
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: steer - thru
Sentence: If he hadn't done a steerthru the accident wouldn't have happened.
Etymology: Steer - specified direction and thru from through - to go between
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
Autostupasia
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation: auto /stewp /azia
Sentence: It was madness to challenge the oncoming truck, but jake suffered from autostupasia, which rendered him totally unable to see the danger.
Etymology: auto/car, stup/stupid, asia/ from thanastos=death.
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: Javeson1
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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Irroadsponsible
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ir/road/sponce/ible
Sentence: He crossed 3 lanes of traffic without signalling, demonstrating how totally irroadsponsible he is.
Etymology: irresponsible + road
Streetknuckle
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: street-nuk-ull
Sentence: Swallowing one's pride and choosing not to streetknuckle prevents many an accident.
Etymology: In a shamelessly lame attempt to appeal to the masses (for votes), the simple streak continues: From "street" and "knuckle". I hate myself.
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COMMENTS:
Shamelessly lame? Simple is better. I like this one...sounds like a word I'd actually use, as opposed to most of the linguistic monstrosities out there. - ErWenn, 2007-01-06: 01:09:00
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Florpedalate
Created by: shonco
Pronunciation: flor-ped-uhl-ate
Sentence: This jerk was going to cut me off, so I instinctively florpedalated, sending his sorry ass into a tailspin.
Etymology:
Accinine
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: ax-see-nine
Sentence: He accinined across 4 lanes of traffic.
Etymology: accident + assinine
Wheelooicide
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: Wheel-oo-*ee*-cide
Sentence: These Brits sure can't drive! Just keep Wheelooiciding and they'll learn to drive on the other side of the street.
Etymology: Wheel + Suicide, with the double O's to emphasize the stupidity of the acton.
