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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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Stubmerge
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: stub-murj
Sentence: When the two lanes became one, Harold obstinately stubmerged right into the middle of a pack of motorcycles.
Etymology: stubborn + merge to form a word similar to submerge
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.
Divinerightofway
Created by: IanArcher
Pronunciation:
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"
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
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:
Jeopardefy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /j&-'por-d&-"fI/
Sentence: Look both ways before crossing even one-way streets. To do otherwise is just jeopardifying yourself.
Etymology: From jeopardy + defy
Carikazi
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: car-i-ka-zee
Sentence: The man became a total carikazi after trying to deal with Thanksgiving traffic.
Etymology: car+kamikaze
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
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.
