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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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Somniscience
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: som-nish-uhns
Sentence: Joan, driving across the state without having slept for 2 days, managed to avoid hitting a biker despite having her eyes closed and snoring due to her incredible somniscience.
Etymology: omniscience + somn (latin prefix meaning sleep)
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
Lucmanoeys
Created by: h4ste
Pronunciation: look-ma-no-eyes
Sentence: Keep your eyes on the road!! Its not as if you have lucmanoeys!!
Etymology: look + Ma + No + Eyes i thought of a kid riding his bicycle with no hands and showing it off to his mom. he said " LOOK MA!! NO HANDS!! "
Snoozemissile
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: snooz' - miss - ul sounds like: Cruise Missile
Sentence: Although an encounter with a bridge would have been fitting, the Snoozemissile drifted into oncoming traffic, as they often do.
Etymology: snoozing/missile
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
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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Clairvehiculance
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: klair-vee-HIK-yu-lance
Sentence: Were it not for his clairvehiculance Jared could not drive to work while drinking coffee, listening to his iPod and reviewing his text messages on his phoe at the same time.
Etymology: clairvoyance with vehicle.
Subcondrive
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Sub-cohn-dreye-ve
Sentence: The cars in front of him were barely moving so Tim decided it would be best if he just subcondrove.
Etymology: Subconscious and drive.