Verboticisms

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: zen - crow - chur

Sentence: Like a true Zencroacher, he felt the power of his mind and the gradual easing forward of his car would cause the light to change

Etymology: zen + encroach

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excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-06: 12:22:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: jēpərkrēpər

Sentence: Willy doesn't trust traffic lights. He is a jeepercreeper. Whenever he comes to a red light he will inch forward to get the sensor to trigger a green light. His friend G.P. once told him that many of the sensors in the road are designed for larger cars so he wants to allow a second car to get into the sensor zone to make sure that he doesn't have to sit at the light forever.

Etymology: Jeep (a small, sturdy motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, esp. one used by the military) Jeepers (exclamation used to express surprise or alarm) + creeper (one who moves slowly and carefully, esp. in order to avoid being heard or noticed)

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COMMENTS:

Good one!! Maybe Willy should move up to a Heavy Chevy? - Mustang, 2008-10-30: 06:40:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:08:00

Good word, Centurion. Those sensors gang aft agley. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:46:00

nicely done....like this one! - mweinmann, 2008-10-30: 13:59:00

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Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /lite-run-ning/

Sentence: Though she did not ever completely blow through a stoplight, Jill had the habit of literunning ever red-light she encountered.

Etymology: "running" a red "light" and "lite", as in Lite Beer - a little less than full on "Lightrunning"

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: aw-toe-grinch

Sentence: Pamela was convinced that she had a gift. She believed that by starting to inch her car forward just a bit at the red light, it would turn green a little more quickly. She had turned into quite an autogrinch, lately and actually hoped for red lights just to give her practice.

Etymology: "Auto" which is derived from Automotible is added to the beginning of the word "green" as in green light, followed by "inch" as to move forward slowly, a little bit at a time. As a bonus, the word "grinch" reminds us of the Grinch who stole Christmas. The grinch is a catlike creature who has on occasion, demonstrated superhuman qualities

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COMMENTS:

terrific etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-30: 11:07:00

Nicely crafted word.Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:11:00

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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: 'pil-fer-me-ter

Sentence: "I must not be tripping the signal" said Kimberly as she pilfermetered her way through the intersection. "Maybe you've passed it?" suggested Loretta. Kimberly reluctantly reversed several car lengths until she was as far behind the white line as she had been in front of it. "Oh, I'm sure this is much better" Kimberly quipped. But the joke was on Kimberly since she forgot to put her car into "drive" before impatiently accelerating into the car behind her.

Etymology: pilfer (stealthy and incremental theft) + meter (standard metric unit of measure)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: inchersecting

Sentence: Jane believed that she needed to be inchersecting at every red light in order to continue driving, a notion she'd had since she was little. Her father would entertain her by inching up at traffic signals far enough that he could see when the light in the opposite direction turned yellow. Then he would count to three and say, "abracadabra," making her believe that he had magical powers to change red lights.

Etymology: inch: to move forward slowly in small increments + intersecting: to cut across or through as at an intersection of a road

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: green/gro/sur

Sentence: A typical greengrowcer is under the impression that green lights will appear faster with a little pressure.

Etymology: green + grow + greengrocer

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COMMENTS:

Pretty good, Bookie! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-30: 13:56:00

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Created by: bzma0501

Pronunciation: kri-prEd

Sentence: The creapred girl kept rolling on through the intersection.

Etymology: from English, "creap" + "red"

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: green - flu - ence

Sentence: Sometimes ya just gotta greenfluence the light a little to get the thing to change.

Etymology: green (as in light) + [in]fluence

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lo ko mo to rist

Sentence: Coco was a locomotorist. She would creep her car along at red lights, without concern for those heading her way from either side. She's been lucky so far, but her luck is running out. Is this Suicide by Suzuki? Harakiri by Hyundai? Death by Dodge? Kamikaze by Kia? Murder by Mazda? Coco is also Loco.

Etymology: Locomotion (self-propelled movement) & Motorist (driver) and Loco (Spanish for crazy)

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