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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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Roadgoading
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: rode/gode/ing
Sentence: The last time he played "roadgoading" with three semi-trailers on a busy freeway, he was more than a little miffed at the result.
Etymology: road + goading (inciting or arousing to action)
Roragishright
Created by: natlanclos
Pronunciation: row-rage-ish-right
Sentence: i have the roragishright to get in any lane i want.
Etymology: to be able to have your way the right way on the highway.
Dangriving
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: Dane-riving
Sentence: He started dangriving and it scared the crap out of me.
Etymology: danger/driving
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.
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:
Autowarrior
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: auto worrior
Sentence: damien was fast furious and an autoworrior. He was always first to overtake.
Etymology: from autocar etc and warrior, always ready to joust in battle
Idiosteer
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ID-ee-o-steer
Sentence: I couldn't believe it, he idiosteered right into oncoming traffic!
Etymology: Idiot + steer
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.
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
