- carcooning
- сущ.соц. (изоляция от внешнего мира путем использования автомобиля в качестве основного места жизнедеятельности)See:
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
carcooning
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carcooning — (kar.KOON.ing) pp. Using one s car for working, playing, eating, grooming and other tasks normally performed at home or at the office. carcoon v., n. Example Citation: Nationally, officials believe up to 30 percent of crashes are caused by driver … New words
Cars — bait car bear jam Beetlemania bike box boom car carbage car cloning carcooning … New words
Lifestyles — affluenza afflufemza antigerm approximeeting badge item barefoot luxury binge viewing binner … New words
bowling alone — (BOH.ling uh.lohn) metaphor. Not participating in the social life of a community. bowling alone adj. Example Citations: Individuals now lead more atomised and anonymous lives in which they are more likely to be watching television and bowling… … New words
car-schooling — (kar SKOO.ling) n. Educating or instructing a child while driving in a car. Also: car schooling or carschooling. Example Citation: Louis C. DeLuca, a semiretired salesman and a state senator in Connecticut, has had it with people reading the… … New words
carbage — n. The garbage that accumulates in some cars, particularly in the back seat. [Blend of car and garbage.] Example Citations: We d already lost control of our limbs and fallen under that peculiar trance cast by songs that are so excruciating that… … New words
cup-holder cuisine — (KUP hohl.dur kwee.zeen) n. Food meant to be consumed while driving in a car or truck and that comes in a package designed to fit inside a cup holder. Example Citation: This year Kellogg s started selling cereal cups designed for cup holders; as… … New words
cyberbalkanization — (sy.bur.bawl.kuh.ni.ZAY.shun) n. The division of the Internet into narrowly focused groups of like minded individuals who dislike or have little patience for outsiders. Also: cyber balkanization. cyberbalkans n. Example Citations: The Internet… … New words
dashboard dining — n. Eating a meal while driving. Example Citation: Dashboard dining seems to be a phenomenon of our times. More and more busy people find their car takes the place of the breakfast table. Fran Berkoff, Time to Go Back to Breakfast, The Toronto Sun … New words
dashboard drum — n. A car dashboard used as a drum. dashboard drumming pp. Example Citation: Despite our enthusiasm for the trip, keeping it interesting for the duration of the drive proved challenging. We listened to a book on tape. We played dashboard drums in… … New words
drive-through cuisine — n. Food obtained via a restaurant s drive through window. Example Citation: Unlike most drive through cuisine I review, where I use the magic words new ... for a limited time only, Cheesy Bread Sticks have been a fixture on Domino s menu since… … New words
