Verboticisms

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: steer-ing-will

Sentence: even though it was going to eventuate in a devastating collision, his steeringwill had kicked in and nothing could divert him from his path

Etymology: steering wheel, will

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: coop/day/tah

Sentence: He instituted a coupedetat on a north bound road by declaring it a south bound route from here on.

Etymology: coup d'etat + coupe

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COMMENTS:

Coupe, there it is... hey, hey, hey! - Kyoti, 2007-07-17: 15:45:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Wreck + spect

Sentence: He'll wreckspect a two-ton semi trailer to stop on a dime if it means getting the right of way!

Etymology: Wreck + expect

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Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: de lo ree an of gran dyur

Sentence: "So I say to Julian, I say, ‘I know we don’t have much time, but we aren’t going to travel through it; lay of this DeLorean of grandeur! We’ve been honked at thrice!’” Vincent stroked Amanda’s hair while taking a pause. “He gets this look in his eye that I can’t begin to describe it!”

Etymology: delorean + delusion of grandure.

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COMMENTS:

daaang that was late. sorry reader(s?)! - jadenguy, 2007-07-17: 16:51:00

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Created by: Wiserhinoceros

Pronunciation: CON-tra-fict

Sentence: He regularly contraficted driving against the traffic as if in contradiction to the rules of the road.

Etymology: Contra (against). fict (unreal). A conflation of contradict, traffic and fiction..

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: car-fool

Sentence: She opted to drive home from dinner because his carfooling makes her nauseous.

Etymology: carpool and fool

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: NURV-ee-swurv

Sentence: Alex nervyswerved through rush-hour traffic to avoid being late to his girlfriend's house *again*.

Etymology: nervy + swerve

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Created by: Gladbags

Pronunciation: Ehd-E-Oh-Drive

Sentence: That idiodriver is going to cause a car accident!

Etymology:

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Yeel-dee-aw-dik

Sentence: "I don't care how big that tank is! It have right-of-way!" exclaimed my yieldiotic cousin.

Etymology: Yield (give right-of-way to traffic) + idiotic (stupid)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ir/road/sponce/ible

Sentence: He again crossed 3 lanes of traffic without signaling, demonstrating how totally irroadsponsible he is.

Etymology: irresponsible + road

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