The act of scanning/scoping/checking out a parking lot for unsavory people and/or cars of said unsavory people you wish to avoid before entry into a store, restaurant, etc.

Lotscoping is used to ensure that the imminent shopping and/or eating experience is uninterrupted by sightings and/or run-ins with anyone you may be deem to be unacceptable for consumption of your valuable time.

Lotscoping can be used to prevent uncomfortable, awkward moments with people you deem utterly disgusting such as exes or unsavory "friends" from the past.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods