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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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Spotwagging
Created by: foxwerx
Pronunciation: spot + wag + ing
Sentence: Your foolhardy spotwagging is going to make us late for the movie.
Etymology: parking spot + tail wagging
Lobbywheels
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: LOB-ee-HWEELZ
Sentence: As Roxie was constantly lobbying "City Hall" to provide more parking spaces nearer to the entrance and lobbies of buildings and other complexes, she was known by her friends, for more than one reason, as "Lobbywheels."
Etymology: LOBBY: large entrance hall in a public building, ie shopping centre; modern sporting stadium & WHEELS: (Slang): a car; or a metonym? for car enthusiast or a driver. COGNATES: Lobbywheel; Lobbywheeling, Lobbywheeler
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COMMENTS:
nice sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-15: 16:20:00
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Stalkinglot
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stal-king-lot
Sentence: Marta expertly circumnavigated the stalkinglot on Black Friday morning. She knew that finding the best parking spot would take cunning and patience. She watched and waited for her quarry, shoppers who have been feeding on the sales, to come out of the mall, tired and loaded down with bargains. Her strategy was to follow them to their place, closely, but not too close, to claim their space. Idiling quietly she would wait for them to tuck away their booty while displaying her turn signals to fend off any other spot hunters lurking nearby. Posessing skill and a trained eye, she caught the small movement of a car with its backup lights up in the front of aisle J and began to position herself to intercept their place as soon as it was vacated. She waited calmly and turned on the signals to warn other drivers that the space was hers. The people took forever to settle down their toddlers and find their sunglasses, but the wait would be worth it. Finally, the vehicle backed slowly out of the space and she was about to claim her prize, when out of nowhere, a white minivan with the requisite soccer magnet appeared and boldly pulled into the space, right in front of her, denying her the victory. After a blast of the horn and some choice words and gestures, the spacehunter began to cruise the stalkinglot once again, waiting for another opportunity to catch the perfect space.
Etymology: stalking: to persue by tracking stealthily; to follow and observe + parking lot: a place you drive around in to lose your mind and/or religion on Black Friday, putting you into the proper disposition for the holiday season.
Circumlotigate
Created by: ratbastid
Pronunciation: Cir-cum-LOT-i-gate
Sentence: While all her friends were inside enjoying crumpets, scones, and tea, Fiona--ever the parking space snob--circumlotigated like a whale trapped in the Hudson River.
Etymology:
Savedeshoescruise
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sayve de shews crews
Sentence: she was twenty minutes into her savedeshoescruise, determined to put as little mileage on her jimmychoos until all of her friends had adored them.
Etymology: save the shoes cruise.
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COMMENTS:
What a farcicarl situation. - petaj, 2007-05-03: 05:19:00
this made me laugh - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-03: 11:05:00
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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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Zoltokan
Created by: Udrihel
Pronunciation: Zoltokan
Sentence: Zoltokan sudmad ibib ubkan! = Nothing,about war is beautiful!
Etymology:
Hatchbacktrack
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: hatch-bak-trak
Sentence: Emily drove at speed to her destination, noting all potential spots (bonus if she could park face out), before violently cranking the gear into reverse to hatchbacktrack to the closest space.
Etymology: hatchback (a type of vehicle) + backtrack (to go back over the same route)
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)
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.