A vehicle stop typical of Vancouverites, whereby the driver pulls into an intersection behind other vehicles and cannot clear the intersection by the time the light turns red. This typically happens when the driver thinks that traffic on the other side of the intersection will clear before the light turns red. A driver that stops in the crosswalk or in the intersection itself is guilty of the Vancouver stop. Vancouver stops do not usually occur at intersections where right of way is not given by at least one set of lights.
The Vancouver stop is the cousin of the "California stop", whereby a driver does not stop their vehicle completely at a red light or stop sign, and instead "roll stops". The difference is that a Vancouver stop does not typically occur at stop signs, and does involve a complete stop of the vehicle, rather than a roll stop.
The Vancouver stop is the cousin of the "California stop", whereby a driver does not stop their vehicle completely at a red light or stop sign, and instead "roll stops". The difference is that a Vancouver stop does not typically occur at stop signs, and does involve a complete stop of the vehicle, rather than a roll stop.
"The light turned green, but I couldn't go through because some asshole Vancouver stopped right in the middle of the intersection!"
"The guy in the big truck Vancouver stopped in the crosswalk, and couldn't move when traffic had cleared because pedestrians kept walking in front of his vehicle."
"The guy in the big truck Vancouver stopped in the crosswalk, and couldn't move when traffic had cleared because pedestrians kept walking in front of his vehicle."
by hippiechann December 26, 2017
Get the Vancouver stopmug. A "sushi stop" is when a driver at a stop sign slows down but does not make a complete stop before continuing on. This practice, officially a "rolling stop", is especially common in California, so it became referred to as a "California Rolling stop". A California Roll is a type of sushi (favored by white people), so we call it a Sushi Stop!
"I saw so many cars making sushi stops this morning on my way to work."
"Dude, you totally just made a sushi stop. If you get pulled over I'm gonna be so annoyed."
"Dude, you totally just made a sushi stop. If you get pulled over I'm gonna be so annoyed."
by pseudony mousie July 5, 2013
Get the sushi stopmug. stop hitting is a light skin pit bull and never stops eating,also a dumbass for getting beamed for two of his tags.
by bumbumlongpenis June 14, 2021
Get the Stop hittingmug. The delicate maneuver required to halt a well-rounded, fully formed, ripened-to-perfection fart from slipping, ripping, or bubbling out of your cheeks. A highly skilled, Olympics-esque discipline that requires immense core strength and buttock muscles that can grip like a vise combined with careful facial control that doesn't belie your discomfort. Useful ability for anyone that takes elevators, rides in subways, or flies in planes frequently.
I was on a flight to LA sitting next to this gorgeous environmental engineer and wanted to let one fly. But that would have ruined everything so had to pull a fart stop while we discussed climate change and our favorite taco joints.
by Charlie77 October 11, 2018
Get the Fart Stopmug. Stop Piece: a woman that’s so hot you can no longer keep walking, you have to stop, stare, and admire the goods
by Kslowdog April 21, 2021
Get the STOP PIECEmug. An idiom that refers to a very attractive person. In most contexts, the negation of the word is used, usually to pin down someone who is moderately attractive but nothing mindblowing (see example)
Yeah man, she’s pretty cute. I mean she’s not stopping traffic or anything, but she’s definitely easy on the eyes.
by Vann Trapp January 11, 2023
Get the Stopping Trafficmug. Aligning words in such a way that makes both thought and composition of sentence structure come to a complete stop Midway through responding to your talk stopping.
by Zachariah J. Hoyt May 2, 2018
Get the talk stoppingmug.