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DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.
Verboticisms
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Hintersection
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hinn tur sek shun
Sentence: somehow the gods of the intersection were immune to her hintersection
Etymology: intersection hint
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COMMENTS:
ooh - good one - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:07:00
Why are there no "GO" signs? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:10:00
Hinteresting word! - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 01:54:00
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Esallboutme
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Es-ALL-BOUT-ME
Sentence: Look a that crazy Ms. Esallboutme! She's gonna get herself killed by that tractor if she don't look out.
Etymology: It's All About me, get outta my damn way, I said go GREEN!
Draglighting
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: drag lite ing
Sentence: Days after buying his minivan, Tom finally realized that he could no longer draglight without feeling a lasting sense of shame and self loathing.
Etymology: drag racing + light
Carincher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: carincher: kar-in-cher
Sentence: The karincher in front of me at the red light got clipped by a car zipping through the intersection.
Etymology: Carincher ... car for car and incher for moving forward inch by inch.
Redroller
Created by: ReputedTart
Pronunciation: red-ro-ler
Sentence: Redroller, redroller, let me send my car on over.
Etymology: Red + roller, as in the game "Red Rover"
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COMMENTS:
i love this one!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-06: 08:53:00
Agreed. Very clever, RT. - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:46:00
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Inchcarrigible
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: inch/car/ih/jibble
Sentence: She was an inchcarrigible driver who couldn't resist the thrill of accelerating. Whenever possible she drove barefoot.
Etymology: inch + car + incorrigible (hopeless, incurable)
Inchtersectionist
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: inch-ter-sek-shun-ist
Sentence: Molly, being the inchtersectionist that she is, would invaribly creep up at every stop light until she was in the center of the interesection, jamming traffic in all directions.
Etymology: inch + intersection... (thus ends my 3 day -osis streak...)
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COMMENTS:
missed this yesterday - very good - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:03:00
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Anticilurch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: an-TISS-uh-lurch
Sentence: When she was at the head of the line waiting for the red light to change Miranda would employ her anticilurch technique wherein she would creep out into the intersection ever so slightly ready to blast off ahead of the other cars waiting.
Etymology: Blend of anticipate and lurch
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:06:00
At least Miranda didn't sit there texting... - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:49:00
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Anticicreep
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: An + TISS + uh + creep
Sentence: When waiting for the light to change Imogene would always anticipcreep in an effort to be the first to zoom away on the green light.
Etymology: Anticipate + creep
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COMMENTS:
Another great word. Excellent! - Tigger, 2007-12-06: 11:42:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger and libertybelle. Thank you Tigger and libertybelle. ~ James
Tigger - 2007-12-06: 00:32:00
Actually, libertybelle should get sole credit. I should've read through the recent definitions before submitting mine.
i still say great minds think alike... though some say filthy minds think alike, as well... hmmm...
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:11:00
flows smoothly ... readily understood ... nice interplay of words.
silveryaspen - 2007-12-06: 19:14:00
like the first 2 syllable rhyme ... the word rolls off the tongue. The meaning is straightforward and implicit.
Today's definition was suggested by libertybelle. Thank you libertybelle. ~ James