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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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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
Deadright
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: ded-write
Sentence: Not only was he right, he was deadright.
Etymology: dead as in duck
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)
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.
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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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:
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
Assdrive
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: Ass Drive
Sentence: I am the best assdriver ever!
Etymology: Assertive driving or driving like an ass
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
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)
