Word List / Automotive & Mechanics :.
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1. accidon't (ăk'sĭ-dōnt)
- a. (v.) To avoid accidue.
Example: I managed to accidon't it.
2. accidue (ăk'sĭ-dü)
- a. (n.) Small pieces of broken glass, metal and other debris that remains at the scene of an accident for months after.
3. braedennial (brā-děn'ē-əl)
- a. (adj.) Extremely fast, at a very high speed. Relating to the top speed of something.
Example: That car has excellent braedennial performance.
4. coffeecan (kô'fē-kăn)
- a. (n.) A crumby car that has a loud exhaust. Often one will find ground rust particles falling off of the vehicle.
5. food stamp Cadillac (füd stămp kăd'l-ăk')
- a. (n.) Any prestigious car that seems to be beyond the financial capabilities of the person driving it; a higher-end car owned by someone who receives Federal government or county social service aid. Sometimes used as a derisive term to describe a car driven by a person who fraudulently misrepresents him or herself in order to receive food stamps and other forms of government assistance, when the person is not actually in need.
6. lowjack (lō'jăk')
- a. (v.) To steal someone's slow means of transportation.
Example: "Hundreds of rollerblades, scooters, skateboards, and pogo sticks were lowjacked this weekend in a high-profile heist."
7. riceburner (rīs-bûrn'ər)
- a. (n.) Cars that are made to appear fast but are actually slow. Often describing small foreign cars that people have spruced up in an effort to be laughed at by everyone they pass on the main streets of cities.
- b. (n.) A vehicle, often a motorcycle, manufactured in Asia. These vehicles are often misrepresented as inferior or underpowered, but in reality often have great performance and quality — especially motorcycles. Not always the case in sedans, as many owners don't actually know how to boost their horsepower.
8. rignition (rĭg-nĭsh'ən)
- a. (n.) The embarrassing action of trying to start one's car with the engine already running.
9. smashal (smăsh-əl)
- a. (n.) Small pieces of broken glass, metal and other debris that remains at the scene of an accident for months after.
10. spurgle (spûr'gəl)
- a. (v.) The sputtering and gurgling sound a car might make after the ignition is turned off.
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