Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A clerk.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To treat a car as an extension of one's home and work environments, attempting to maximize comfort and productivity by using it to do things commonly done off the road, such as eating, making telephone calls, and consuming entertainment.

Etymologies

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Blend of car and cocoon.

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Examples

  • NB Re: "Hum" She is still in the carcoon - probably for a few more weeks - just in case, there is one last "salt and shake" up here - if things turn icy.

    unknown title 2009

  • NB Re: "Hum" She is still in the carcoon - probably for a few more weeks - just in case, there is one last "salt and shake" up here - if things turn icy.

    unknown title 2009

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  • not to badger a point?

    December 23, 2011

  • Or carcajou, not to wolverine a point.

    December 24, 2011