steve capstick's definitions

Block Buzzard

To drop someone off for a quick stop, where instead of parking, you just drive around the block.

"I'll block buzzard until she's through. She'll only be a few minutes."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Asphalteroid

An object, usually a rock, that hits the front of your car. As these projectiles are usually unavoidable, any scratch or dent they may make must be accepted as a scar of city driving.

"That dump truck was dropping major asphalteroids."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Curb Rash

To scrape your rims on the curb when parking. These scars mark you as an urban driver.

"I got a little curb rash pulling into that space. No biggie. It's not like it rolls any slower."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Noser

A person who sticks the front of their car in the path of another in an attempt to force their way into a lane.

"He tried to pull a total noser back there but I didn't let him in."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Blinker Slinger

When two cars coming in opposite directions and both signal for the same parking spot.

"I beat him on the blinker slinger back there. It was totally my parking spot. I'm a quick draw blinker slinger."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Sun Dialing

To use shadows cast on buildings outside your office window to calculate when it’s time to put money in your meter.

“When that shadow crosses that window, through sun dialing, I'll know that I gotta go feed the meter.”

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006

Back Porched

Making a place to chill out in the back of your parked wagon or hatchback by opening the back and folding the seats forward.

"We drove across the river and back porched for last night's sunset."

by Steve Capstick June 27, 2006