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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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Zoltokan
Created by: Udrihel
Pronunciation: Zoltokan
Sentence: Zoltokan sudmad ibib ubkan! = Nothing,about war is beautiful!
Etymology:
Spacify
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: spac/i/fy
Sentence: Martha's ability to spacify in large urbane parking lots is a must to save time and energy. She meanders the isles closest to the entrances spacifying all possibilities. She is an expert spacifyer.
Etymology: space + identify
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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Parkingsloth
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: par-king-sl-o-t
Sentence: The parking sloth waited patiently while the old woman stored her groceries even though there were spaces a plenty ten yards away.
Etymology: parking- to park a vehicle sloth- animal famed for avoiding physical exertion
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COMMENTS:
Great word! I was trying to do one with vultures, but sloth works nicely! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-03: 10:46:00
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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
Laheyz
Created by: petersn1
Pronunciation: lay-z
Sentence: I can't walk too far because of my laheyz ass.
Etymology:
Recarnnoiter
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: REH car NOY ter
Sentence: Stacy carefully recarnnoitered the terrain, searching for the one perfect spot that would land her closest to the mall entrance. It didn't do her any good in the end, though, because when she left, after closing, she went out the wrong side of the mall and the door locked behind her. She had to walk halfway around the mall in the dark, through ice and snow, with her big packages, to find her car. "Next time," she thought to herself, "I'm going to do more careful recarnnaissance before I park."
Etymology: car + reconnoiter
Roseyparker
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: row/zy/park/ur
Sentence: She was such a roseyparker that nothing was ever perfect enough for her.
Etymology: nosey parker + rosey (perfect) + park
Circumparkalyze
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Sir-Kum-Park-A-Lies
Sentence: Anne spent more than ten minutes circumparkalyzing just to avoid getting wet in the rain
Etymology: Circumnavigate; Park; Analyze
Sharppark
Created by: grahaff
Pronunciation: sharp park
Sentence: The IKEA parking lot was huge. We then saw the perfect sharppark and settled in.
Etymology: sharp (smart) park (park)
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.