The Sub's definitions

silhouette

At night, a car that usually has a dark paint job, and no headlights on. It can literally come out of nowhere, as it is nothing but a silhouette of a vehicle.

I nearly got rammed by that silhouette when I was trying to make a left at midnight... stupid drunks.

by The Sub March 1, 2005

suprise car

A car with no working brake lights (including the ones in the windshield too). When this car comes to a stop, it may suprise you, especially if the driver is a hard braker.

Sadly, sometimes hard braking is intentional if the driver knows his brake lights are out. If you rear end a car, you are always at fault, no matter what.

I kept an eye on the suprise car infront of me, I think the shady foreigner inside was trying to get a cheap screwjob.

by The Sub February 25, 2005

blowout

Hair style of choice for the guido, it usually involves short/shaved sideburns and sides with a large amount of hair on the top, usually spiked so that the wearer looks like they've been electrocuted.

I saw what looked like a porcupine sitting on the headrest of that riced out mustang driving infront of me. Another guido with a blowout.

by The Sub March 10, 2005

lane shield

On the highway, with more congested (but not traffic jam) hours with lots of cars, a lane shield is the car hovering next to you while you are trying to get into their lane. Sometimes this is even intentional by the driver because they feel you may be trying to cut them off. Usually they will tailgate the vehicle in front of them so that you have to brake hard or speed up infront of them both to get into their lane.

I missed my exit because of that stupid lane shield in the pick up truck.

by The Sub February 25, 2005

mezcal

A Mexican liquor that is close cousin to the more famous Tequila. Mezcal is usually stronger, and is known for it's trademark worm which is placed in the bottle. The worm's preservation in the bottle is, according to legend, a sign of high proof in the liquor. Many fraternities believe that eating the worm (which, unlike the liquid it's found in, is relatively harmless) is a right of passage. High quality brands of Mezcal rarely carry the worm.

You aren't a true binge drinker until you've drank the Mezcal and eaten the worm.

by The Sub April 13, 2005

Blinka

A car's turning signal. Cars sold in New England may as well have these as optional instead of standard, because few people use them.

That guy decided to turn on his left blinka after he had been sitting in the middle of the road while the traffic behind him stood dumbfounded for about half a minute.

by The Sub March 1, 2005

scion

Over a decade ago, Toyota revolutionized the American luxury car world with the introduction of the Lexus line. In the early 90s, the economy was booming and luxury cars were once again a hit. Toyota succeeded with the Lexus, and it remains to this day the top selling luxury car in the United States.

Now, comes a new trend. A trend which was spawned from the coke-snorting habits of Generation X. It is the ugly car trend.

Each big company has it's own hideous car. The infamous Honda Element (wannabe hummer), the Volkswagen Golf (Ricers seem to be all over this one now), the Pontiac Aztek (Anyone who pays money for that needs to have their heart ripped out on an altar, Aztec style), the PT Cruiser (You'll cruise right by any hopes of getting poontang in that one), and last and certainly least, the Chevy Avalanche (If you get in a collision, the rubber will make the other car bounce off you).

Toyota once again plans to dominate a rising line of cars with the ugly Scion. This includes the shoebox on wheels, and the wannabe Impala.

I had a Scion infront of me. A Pontiac Aztek to my right. A PT Cruiser to my left. And a Honda Element behind me. If I had one, I'd set off my car bomb and sacrifice my life to remove these hideous cars from the road.

by The Sub March 11, 2005