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DEFINITION: A state of heightened, subconscious awareness that allows drivers to "safely" navigate and control a vehicle without watching the road.
Verboticisms
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Slaken
Created by: skepsis
Pronunciation: slay-kin
Sentence: I was able to get to work in a slaken state without causing any accidents (that I can remember).
Etymology: sleep and awaken
Autovana
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: aw/toh/vah/nuh
Sentence: Driving was pure pleasure when she climbed into her car and slipped into a state of autovana.
Etymology: automobile + automatic + nirvana
Yodoz
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: yo - dōz
Sentence: The flight attendant announced the red-eye was piloted by two of the most gifted practitioners of yodoz.
Etymology: yo - to indicate attentiveness + doze - To sleep lightly and intermittently
Luciddriving
Created by: Windy
Pronunciation: zzzz-I'm awake--zzzz
Sentence: It was just a matter of submitting to her subconscious; when Alice was luciddriving she could control the cruise control with her knees
Etymology: lucid dreaming
Napigation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: nap-i-gay-shun
Sentence: Nerida's sleep apnoea was offset by her excellent napigation, so even when she dozed off at the wheel because of her sleep problems she was still able to win the Paris to Dakkar rally.
Etymology: navigation + nap
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COMMENTS:
Decades ago after the obligatory end-of-week get-together, I often wonder how I had got home. Now I know it was napigation! You have my vote. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-04: 23:30:00
great stuff - Lurky2000, 2007-09-05: 05:41:00
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Carobotic
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ka-ro-BOT-ik
Sentence: Those who didn't know Bob well, thought that his driving seemed a bit jaloopy. But Roxie knew that driving with Bob was autopian. For he was mild-hearted towards mergeicians and courteous to cyclopaths, while driving safely with a carobotic awareness that allowed him to drive without watching the road.
Etymology: Blend of car & robotic: to act like a robot or automaton. Jaloopy (jalopy & loopy); Autopian, Mergeician & Cyclopath from Richard Glover's "The Dag's Dictionary."
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COMMENTS:
Some cool words in that sentence - petaj, 2007-09-05: 03:10:00
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Naughtopilot
Created by: tempest
Pronunciation: NAWT-o-pie-lut
Sentence: Bill snapped out of naughtopilot at the sound of the airhorn from the 18-wheeler behind him at the light.
Etymology: Naught + autopilot
Pseudoautocruise
Created by: kasaj
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i was driving on pseudoautocruise when that truck hit me from behind
Etymology: pseudo=false
