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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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Parkadise
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: park a die ssss
Sentence: After circling for three hours he found parkadise, a nirvana for his van within inches of the gas station which he would need after the game.
Etymology: paradise park
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
Circumparalyze
Created by: illaphilla
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: circle + parallel/paralyze
Circummate
Created by: mustilicor
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Intent on avoiding inconvenience, she circummated endlessly about the lot like a woman with a severe inner ear infection.
Etymology: circum - circle; mat - motion
Carbit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: car-bit
Sentence: she wanted to go shopping but she was stuck in carbit
Etymology: car, orbit
Spotclocking
Created by: Coltsfan87x17
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The woman was spotclocking when she went grocery shopping so she woudnt miss her hair apointment.
Etymology:
Handilapped
Created by: MemyselfnI
Pronunciation: han-dee-lapped
Sentence: Larry had the nearly completed listening to the entire Beatles White album waiting for that perfect spot, at the same time being handilapped by hundreds of shoppers.
Etymology: Handicapped - lapped These folks who require handicap like parking, ultimately get lapped by all other reasonable parkers.
Parkonaut
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: park + ah + naught
Sentence: He's such a parkanaut - he'll orbit the parking lot 42 times if he has to, just to save himself 30 feet of walking.
Etymology: park + astronaut
Vehiciouscircle
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: vee-HISH-us-circle
Sentence: Gloria's vehiciouscircling enraged everyone else in the car. Her passengers could not convince her that she was just trading off shoe leather for gas. But she was determined to outmanoeuvre the other vehiciouscirclers for the best spot, even if it led to a fender bender.
Etymology: vicious circle + vehicle
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COMMENTS:
ridehiculous - galwaywegian, 2007-05-03: 05:21:00
another inspired word - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-03: 11:06:00
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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.