Words of the Days

Sections: Best of the Web Jun 16th, 2005 16 Comments

As some of you may know, a few days back MINIUSA launched a “Word of the Day” feature on MINIUSA.com. Generally the words are about what you’d expect from a compant that brought you the term “Whiptastic”. The site debuts one word a day and should have a total of around 30 by the time all is said and done.

Thoughtfully MINI has even created a Flash based application for both Mac and PC that you can install on your computer and get a word of the day automatically.

However at MotoringFile, we’re not satisfied with simply reading one word a day. In fact we’re not satified with reading two. So after some major help from a reader (thanks Lex!) we were able to get our hands on the entire list of words that will be featured on everything from the MINIUSA website to ads on gas station pumps.

But then after the sinister laughing died down, we realized something. By posting the entire list of words and their definitions on MotoringFile, we’d be shamelessly stealing the thunder from our good friends at MINIUSA. In fact it could almost be considered a prohibiturn* if you will. So instead we present you with a link to download your own application which will feed you a daily diet of MINI goodness. And who knows… in a few weeks we may just post it anyway ;-)

[ Word of the Day ] MINIUSA.com

*Prohibiturn n. To perform a driving move you think might be illegal, yet you do it anyway.

Written By: Gabe

RB

POORLAINOIA
R50

Sounds like you guys are afraid of another case of “Minilegalitis”
http://motoringfile.com Gabe

Actually we have never been stricken by Minilegalitis before. This is more a case of wanting to make sure the folks at MINIUSA get their due.
Hunter

I installed the application on my PC and then I “tricked” it by changing the days on the computer’s built-in calendar. I went through the days until I had all the words. The application keeps all the words in a sweet little drop-down list for easy access to the MINI glossary.
RB

A personal Fav………….ROCKUPIED
Greg W

How about MINIPULATED
https://secure.mawebcenters.com/wc/sd_websites/spirit2/ O(=^=)O Capn

I think that Gabe was a victim of Prohibiturn.
http://bravo5.org/blog blalor

I think that Gabe was a victim of Prohibiturn.

Except that the idiot (not Gabe) didn’t turn! :-)
dgszweda

I got

FARKING SPOT (noun) A seemingly open parking space that when you get closer, you discover a small car parked there.

The other day. I don’t understand it unless it was a mixture of a swear word and Parking Spot. If that is the case, I think MiniUSA didn’t show a lot of class since I don’t need swear words sent to me.
mapleleaf

Look at the description of FARKING SPOT again. It is a “seemingly open parking space that when you get closer, you discover a a small car parked there.”

If you discover the spot is occupied once you get closer that means it looked empty when you were farther away. If you combine FAR and PARKING you get FARKING.
Nicholas P

from far away it looks like a parking spot…so it’s a farking spot
RB

Someone, besides me, has way too much time on his hands. It’s just fun stuff man, lighten up!
Sheffield Thompson

dgszweda, let me make sure I understand this correctly; Because you don’t understand, you interpret (read into something) a word that you find offensive. Then you are not amused because you are being mailed ‘swear words’. Here’s another one: Fidiot. And there is nothing about looking at a fool from a distance implied.
O(=^=)O Capn

LOL funny ST

Seriously though, both of you need to lighten up

“I think that Gabe was a victim of Prohibiturn.” “Except that the idiot (not Gabe) didn’t turn! :-)”

I Said that he was a victim not that he executed a prohibiturn.
allan

What an intense conversation.
Lets all relax and go do something TURNDICULOUS…

Do they make a sticker that says that? -my personal fav.
Will Bling

Can someone send me the whole MINI Word of the Day words…. My computer is not able to open the .exe file. Please help me! I’m MINIstipated.

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