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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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Bumperstalking
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bəmpərstôkng
Sentence: Joyce is an expert at bumperstalking. As people leave a store she will pull in behind them to follow them back to their car. She creeps up so close to some people that they jump and scream when she brushes the back of their legs. Once they pass the 5th car in line she drops them like a bad habit and circles around for another victim.
Etymology: bumper (a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision) + stalking (pursue or approach stealthily)
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
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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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
Parkulate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PARK-yew-layt
Sentence: Madge was such a stickler for perfection even when looking for a parking space, and not wanting to lose even a few steps she would parkulate endlessly looking for just the right spot.
Etymology: Blend of words 'park' (An area of land set aside for public use) and 'circulate' (v. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit)
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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Spacify
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: spac/i/fy
Sentence: Jenny's ability to spacify in large urban parking lots is a must to save time and energy. She meanders the aisles closest to the entrances spacifying all possibilities. She is an expert spacifyer.
Etymology: SPACIFY - verb - from SPACE (a place available for a particular purpose) + IDENTIFY (to recognize, or establish as being a particular thing)
Walthargy
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: wal-thar-gy
Sentence: My sense of walthargy keeps me from parking in the back.
Etymology: Wal-Mart, due to its largess of parking (and people), and lethargy.
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
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.