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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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Steercrazy
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: STEER-kray-zee
Sentence: Jim went steercrazy, cutting off a Hummer, two semis and a police car -- but at least he got the last parking space at the drivers license bureau lot.
Etymology: steering + stir-crazy
Hummerage
Created by: Logiedan
Pronunciation: Hum-er-ij
Sentence: Dude, cut out the Hummerage, you're not in the right away, you hear me?
Etymology: Hummer + Rage
Suidrive
Created by: FionaMin
Pronunciation: su-ih-drive
Sentence: Billy decided to suidrive in order to get in front of that Mack truck. Hey, his car fit into that 4 foot space, right?
Etymology: Suicide + drive
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.
Drivezerking
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: drihve-zerk-eng
Sentence: Bob's drivezerking eventually got him and 30 other people killed in a 20 car pile-up.
Etymology: drive + bezerking
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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Roadreign
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: road-rein
Sentence: The motorway quickly filled with a massive chain-collision as every man claimed their roadreign with discredit to the crash in front.
Etymology: from roadrage - the missconception that everyone else on the road are assholes, and reing - ruling a dominion.
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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