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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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Cartyr

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Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: car-ter

Sentence: I would rather drive for hours then to go against my belief that walking is hard and I shouldn't have to do it.

Etymology: martyr, car

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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:

petaj 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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Cruisepatrol

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: cruz-pa-troll

Sentence: It is so frustrating going to the grocery store with Mark. Sheesh! I could have milked a cow, gathered the eggs, and fried an omelet by the time he's done cruisepatrolling and storbiting the lot for the closest parking space.

Etymology: cruise control, patrol

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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)

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Parkticular

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: park-tik-you-lur

Sentence: Jill had her coupons in hand for the huge sale. If she hadn't been so parkticular about getting the closest parking space, she might have got in the store before it closed.

Etymology: park, particular

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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

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Circumlaze

Created by: Brooklie

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Spotclocking

Created by: Coltsfan87x17

Pronunciation:

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

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Motorioty

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: moto ry ot ee

Sentence: Mustang Sally, guess you better slow your Mustang down. Mustang Sally now Baby, guess you're known for your motorioty. All you wanna do is drive around, Sally... drive, Sally, drive. One of these early mornings,you gonna be wipin' those weepin' eyes, cause some other dude will park in your favourite spot and that's no lies. Mustang Sally, now Baby, get up early and beat that dude there!

Etymology: Motor (travel or be transported in a vehicle) & Riot (disturb the public peace) & Notoriety (the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality) Play on the tune "Mustang Sally", by Wilson Pickett...sorry, mrskellyscl, for planting another oldie in your head!!!

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Circumparalyze

Created by: illaphilla

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Etymology: circle + parallel/paralyze

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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.