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DEFINITION: v. To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination. n. A perfect parking spot.
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Fanfan
Created by: fanfan
Pronunciation: F.A.N.F.A.N
Sentence: french
Etymology: françois
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COMMENTS:
nickname - fanfan, 2007-05-03: 04:55:00
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Parkadise
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: park ah diess
Sentence: the pilgrim must go aroung the perimiter thrice brfore entering the inner sanctum, chanting the mantra seven times while looking in the rearview mirror, whereupon the pure hearted will find parkadise
Etymology: paradise park
Parkle
Created by: pepperpatti
Pronunciation: the way it looks: "sparkle" -s
Sentence: Linda didn't want to have to worry about walking with her bags after the big sale, so she parkled for 20 minutes.
Etymology: park (to stop your car in a designated spot) + circle (v., to go around in the shape of a circle)
Obsessulasking
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: ub-sess-el-ace-king
Sentence: I always wondered why the 400 lb man that lived in my building would be obsessulasking instead of getting a little bit of much needed exercise
Etymology: obsessive +compulsive+ waste+ parking
Laheyz
Created by: petersn1
Pronunciation: lay-z
Sentence: I can't walk too far because of my laheyz ass.
Etymology:
Parkalysis
Created by: thefreewheeler
Pronunciation: park al is is
Sentence: Jen was parkalyzed from the head down but was able to get to the meeting just ten minutes late.
Etymology: park + paralysis.
Parkfect
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /pɑɹkˈfɛkt/
Sentence: The quest for parkfection is not easy, my student; it requires acute awareness, patience, and a complete lack of common sense.
Etymology: From park + perfect
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COMMENTS:
You got it right ErWenn, I will follow you... - wordmeister, 2007-05-03: 03:05:00
Great word AND sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-03: 04:53:00
Thanks! Coming from you guys, that really means something. (Not sure what, though.) - ErWenn, 2007-05-03: 13:37:00
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Parkinlots
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: par - kin - lots
Sentence: These boots are made for walking, that's what they should do. Or if you think otherwise, you suffer from Parkinlot's.
Etymology: park + lot + Parkinson's disease (degenerative disorder impairing the victim's motor skills)
Parkximity
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: park - xim - it - ee
Sentence: Laura found a perfect spot in parkximity to the shopping center. She drove around awhile to find it, but it was worth it.
Etymology: park, proximity
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-11-19: 09:39:00
good one - Nosila, 2009-11-19: 17:32:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by jedijawa.
Thank you jedijawa! ~ James
jedijawa - 2007-05-03: 13:31:00
This one was inspired by my dad who did this all the time when I was growing up. My word for it is lotvulture.
The scarey part is when lotvultures dive in for the kill. Especially when two of them are going for the same spot. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-07-15: 19:45:00
Good one.