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'Oh! There's a spot!'

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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Circumlaze

Created by: Brooklie

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Circulotting

samandrach

Created by: samandrach

Pronunciation: serk'you'lot'ing

Sentence: There were so many cars in the lot, we were circulotting for hours.

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Circlelurk

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SER - kuhl - lerk

Sentence: Miranda was obsessed with finding the parking space the very nearest to her destination and she would circlelurk in the parking lot seemingly forever, waiting to pounce on a recently available spot.

Etymology: Blend of the verb 'circle' (to move in a circle round something) and 'lurk'.

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love the sound of this - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:21:00

metrohumanx VERY snappy! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-15: 19:52:00

Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-16: 06:56:00

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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)

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Spotclocking

Created by: Coltsfan87x17

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Sentence: The woman was spotclocking when she went grocery shopping so she woudnt miss her hair apointment.

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Laheyz

Created by: petersn1

Pronunciation: lay-z

Sentence: I can't walk too far because of my laheyz ass.

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Zoltokan

Udrihel

Created by: Udrihel

Pronunciation: Zoltokan

Sentence: Zoltokan sudmad ibib ubkan! = Nothing,about war is beautiful!

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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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Fanfan

Created by: fanfan

Pronunciation: F.A.N.F.A.N

Sentence: french

Etymology: françois

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nickname - fanfan, 2007-05-03: 04:55:00

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Loopyparkobsess

Created by: heb319

Pronunciation: loop eee park ub ses

Sentence: Although Susan was really just wasting time and gas, she was certain if she continued to loopyparkobesess long enough she would find the greatest parking space humanity had ever created.

Etymology: loop park obsess

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-03: 02:10:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-03: 14:00:00
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.