Reverse Dictionary: DRIVING

ADJECTIVES 
1990 – LEAD-FOOTED given to speeding → Amer. dial.

NOUNS
1865 — WHIP-CRAFT the art of, or skill in, driving → UK
1878 — RANDOM SCOOT a pleasure drive; an outing with no definite destination → Amer. dial.
1896 — RANTUM SCOOT a pleasure drive; an outing with no definite destination → Amer. dial.
..20C — KANGAROO HOP the jerky motion of a car driven by a learner who has not mastered the clutch → Aust. sl.
..20C — TOOTLE a drive, a casual trip; a short pleasure trip → Brit. colloq.
1920 — GUTTER-CRAWLING driving a car slowly along by the curb in the expectation that some girl will allowed herself to be ‘picked up’ → sl.
1930 — KANGAROO START caused by a faulty clutch or bad technique; the car shudders and moves off jerkily → Aust. sl.
1960 — CALIFORNIA STOP a rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping → Amer. sl.
1960 — DOUGHNUT a tightly driven full circle, typically executed by young drivers who leave tire marks from the sharp turns and acceleration → US sl.
1960 — LOUIE a left turn → sl.
1960 — MICHIGAN STOP a rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping → Amer. sl.
1960 — U-EY → U-IE → YEWIE → YOO-EE → YOUEE a U-turn → sl., orig. Aust.
1962 — ARIZONA STOP a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign → US sl.
1962 — BRODIE MARKS an extensive pattern of spinning skid marks on pavement → Amer. dial.
1962 — DIPSY-DOODLE a long, end-around-end skid → US sl.
1962 — TEXAS STOP a slowing down, but not making a full stop at a stop sign → Amer. dial.
1963 — GEORGIA OVERDRIVE coasting down a hill with the car or truck in neutral → US sl.
1965 — ABOUT-FACE a 180-degree turn executed while driving fast → US sl.
1966 — BRODIE a 360-degree turn made by a skidding or uncontrolled vehicle → Amer. dial.
1966 — HALF BRODIE a 180-degree turn made by a skidding or uncontrolled vehicle → Amer. dial.
1967 — BOOTLEGGER’S TURN a reversing the direction in which a vehicle is going by backing it across the other lane of the road, then going forward → Amer. dial.
1968 — BRAIN FADE loss of concentration or alertness caused by fatigue after a long period of driving → orig. motor racing usage
1968 — ULYSSES a U-turn → US sl.
1969 — BRODY a very tight turn with a car or motorcycle → US high school sl. (Bk.)
1970 — FANG a drive taken at high speed → Aust. sl.
1970 — HIGH RISE rapid acceleration causing the front wheels of a vehicle to leave the ground → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1972 — CHINESE FIRE DRILL a college prank in which a group of students would jump out of a car as it stopped for a red light, run around the car several times and jump back in just as the light turned to green → Amer. students’ sl., usually offensive
1973 — GANGSTER LEAN a style of driving a car in which the driver lean towards the right side of the car, leaning on an arm rest, steering with the left hand → US sl.
1976 — DOUBLE NICKEL 55 miles an hour, the speed limit imposed throughout he US by the federal government in 1974 → US sl.
1976 — FIVES-A-PAIR 55 miles an hour → US sl.
1976 — INVITATION a speeding ticket → US euphemism
1976 — PAIR OF FIVES 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s → US sl.
1976 — PAIR OF NICKELS 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s → US sl.
1976 — TRAINING WHEELS a driver’s learning permit → US sl.
1980 — SIDING a leaning to the side in an exaggeratedly relaxed manner while driving → African-American sl.
1983 — SIDECARS a game of ‘dares’ involving a passenger leaning out a car window while the driver tries to drives as close as possible to a car parked on his life, without injuring the projecting passenger → NZ sl.
1984 — CARVE-UP poor driving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another → UK sl.
1986 — HOLLYWOOD STOP a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign → US sl.
1987 — SNARD LUMPS snow and ice clumps that build up under the fender of the car → Can. sl.
1989 — ANGEL GEAR neutral gear while coasting down a hill → NZ sl.
1991 — HOTTING joyriding in stolen high-performance cars, esp. dangerously and for show → Brit. sl.
1998 — RUMBLE STRIPS roughened areas in a road designed to make high-pitched rumbling noise to warn drivers to slow down → sl. (Bk.)
1998 — SLIPSTREAMING driving or racing close to the tail of another car to take advantage of the reduced air resistance → sl. (Bk.)
1999 — LA STOP a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign → US sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1889 — MOTORMAN a driver of a public motor-driven vehicle, esp. a tram or underground train → orig. & chiefly US
1896 — MOTORIST a driver of a motor vehicle, esp. a car; a person who travels in a motor car; a devotee of motoring 
1899 — MOTOR-CARIST a driver of a motor vehicle 
..20C — SCHLEMIELS ON WHEELS bad drivers, reckless drivers, motorcyclists, or cyclists → Brit. sl.
..20C — SNAIL a slow driver, esp. a motorist towing a caravan who, like the mollusc, is dragging his living quarters around with him → Brit. sl.
1901 — SCORCHER a fast, furious driver → colloq.
1902 — MOTOR DRIVER a driver of a motor vehicle 
1910 — SPEED HOG a driver who consistently ignores speed limits → sl.
1920 — GUTTER-CRAWLER a youth who drives a car slowly along by the curb in the expectation that some girl will allow herself to be ‘picked up’ → sl.
1925 — SUNDAY DRIVER a slow and careless driver, like one out for a leisurely Sunday drive → US sl.
1926 — GAS HOUND an enthusiastic driver → sl.
1928 — CUTTER-IN a driver who cuts in between or in front of vehicles 
1929 — GEAR-JAMMER a driver of large vehicles; a bus driver; a truck driver → Amer. sl.
1934 — HELL-DRIVER a person who drives a vehicle in a fast or daredevil manner, esp. as an occupation 
1938 — HACK-SKINNER a driver, usually of proved skill and competence → US sl.
1938 — LEADFOOT a driver who habitually drives fast → Amer. sl.
1942 — BOULEVARD COWBOY  a reckless driver → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 — COWBOY (DRIVER) a reckless driver; an inexperienced driver → Amer. dial.
1942 — HEAVY FOOT a driver who presses heavily on the gas pedal of his car; a fast driver or speeder → US sl., esp. police usage
1945 — GERTIE a woman van driver → World War II sl.
1950 — GUTTER-GRIPPER a driver who drives with one hand stuck through the open window, gripping the ‘gutter’ that runs around the car’s roof → Aust. sl.
.M20 — SEAT COVER an attractive female driver → US citizens’ band radio sl.
1958 — HARDNOSE an abusive offensively driving motorist → Amer. dial.
1960 — TAILGATER a person who drives too close to the car in front → US sl.
1962 — AMERICAN TAXPAYER a violator of routine traffic laws → US sl.
1962 — JACKRABBIT a driver who starts through an intersection at the first hint of a green light → US sl. 
1962 — TRAFFIC-WHIPPER a reckless driver → Amer. trucking sl. (Bk.)
1965 — FARMER a careless driver, or one who doesn’t drive well → Amer. dial.
1968 — SCHUSSEL a careless driver, or one who doesn’t drive well → Amer. dial.
1969 — HOON a fast, reckless driver → Aust. sl.
1970 — GOOBERHEAD a careless driver, or one who doesn’t drive well → Amer. dial.
1970 — SKID ARTIST an expert driver of a getaway car,  used on robberies → UK criminals’ sl.
1971 — AVIATOR a speeding driver → Amer. sl.
1971 — EIGHT-MILER a careless tourist or trucker who runs down the road with a signal light on for several miles → US trucking sl.
1971 — GEAR BANGER → GEAR BONGER a poor driver, esp. one who crashes the gears → US sl.
1975 — BEAVER a woman driving along the highway and operating a CB radio → Amer. citizen’s band radio usage (Bk.)
1975 — WILLY WEAVER a drunk driver who weaves in and out of lanes → Amer. truckers’ sl. 
1976 — ARAB LOVER a driver who obeys the 55 miles an hour speed limit → US sl.
1976 — GEARIE a driver of trucks or other large vehicles → US sl.
1976 — HARVEY WALLBANGER an unsafe, reckless and/or drunk driver → US sl.
1976 — SHEEP-HERDER an inferior driver → US sl.
1976 — SUICIDE JOCKEY a driver of a vehicle hauling dangerous cargo → US sl.
1977 — GEAR JOCKEY a driver of large vehicles; a truck driver; a bus driver → US sl.
1980 — MAGOO a driver who drives very slowly and thus impedes the faster car behind; usually said of an old, male driver → US students’ sl.
1981 — SUICIDE JOCKEY a dangerous driver → UK sl.
1988 — TEAR-ARSE a fast driver → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1990 — SPEED FREAK a fast driver; one who enjoys being driven at high speed → African-American sl.
1992 — HIT-AND-RUN the negligent driver in a hit-and-run accident (Bk.)
1993 — WINDSHIELD TOURIST a touring motorist who rarely leaves the car to enjoy the sights (Bk.)
1997 — GEAR-JAMMER a speeding truck driver, one known to accelerate and decelerate quickly → truckers’ sl. (Bk.)
1997 — GEARSLAMMER a speeding truck driver, one known to accelerate and decelerate quickly → truckers’ sl. (Bk.)
1998 — HANGNAIL a slow driver → UK rhyming sl. for ‘snail’ 
1999 — VULTURE a driver who double-parks, ready to claim a desirable parking space while the present occupant is still trying to get out → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2000 — APACHE a joyrider → Irish sl.
2001 — ZERO-HERO the designated non-drinking driver escorting drinking friends for a night out → UK teen sl.
2006 — BALLOON FOOT a slow driver → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FENDER-BENDER a reckless driver, who causes minor accidents → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — YELLOWTAIL a rookie driver, who may be required to race with a yellow back bumper to alert others to his inexperience → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2007 — BOY RACER an irresponsible young car owner → UK sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
1913 — DRIVE NAILS IN A SNOW-BANK used with negative in contempt of a poor driver → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1958 — IN THE SATCHEL said of a motorist who has been given a traffic ticket → US sl.
1960 — WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS? shouted by a motorist to indicate disgust at another motorist’s lack of driving expertise or to a driver who keeps honking their horn → Aust. & US sl.
1976 — PEDALLING (WITH BOTH FEET)  to achieve top speed; the pedal is an accelerator; said of a vehicle or the driver of that vehicle → US sl.
1993 — PEDAL TO THE METAL throttled to the maximum; said of a vehicle → US sl.
1995 — CORNER LIKE IT’S ON RAILS said of a car that can go around curves smoothly → US sl. (Bk.)
1999 — HE MUST HAVE GOT HIS LICENSE OUT OF A CORNFLAKES PACKET said of an incompetent driver → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1860 — BEEF to drive harder → US students’ sl.
..L19 — TAKE THE DUST to be overtaken in a car → US sl.
..20C — BUSH BASH to drive across country where there are no roads → Aust. sl.
1903 — JUNE to drive briskly → Amer. dial.
1909 — STEP ON THE JUICE to accelerate a motor engine → sl.
1910 — WALK THE DOG to show off by driving at speed → US sl.
1918 — DANGLE THE CAT to drive a truck with an engine manufactured by Caterpillar → US farmers’ usage sl.
1920 — GUN to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine → US sl.
1920 — PUT ONE’S FOOT ON THE FLOOR to accelerate a motorcar → sl.
1930 — BARREL to drive fast → US sl.
1930 — BLIP to open and close the throttle; thus revving a car engine while the clutch is disengaged → sl., orig. military usage
1930 — PUT ONE’S FOOT DOWN to accelerate and drive a vehicle fast → sl.
1930 — TAKE IT EASY to drive more slowly → sl.
1936 — LAY WHIP to drive fast → Amer. dial.
1939 — BALL to drive fast → US sl.
1940 — ACE to drive fast → US sl.
1942 — BURN THE HIGHWAY → BURN UP THE HIGHWAY to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BURN THE PAVEMENT → BURN UP THE PAVEMENT to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — POOL-DRIVE to share vehicles and driving duties on a regular journey → chiefly US
1942 — SCORCH to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SCORCH THE HIGHWAY to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SCORCH THE PAVEMENT to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SPIN (ALONG) to drive fast → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — THROW OUT THE ANCHOR to apply the brake → US sl.
1943 — HORSE HER OVER to put a vehicle into reverse → US sl.
1945 — BEND THE THROTTLE to drive very fast → US sl.
1945 — GOOSE to depress the accelerator of an engine, car, etc. suddenly → Amer. dial.
1946 — ANCHOR to apply the brakes of a car or truck → US sl.
1950 — NEEDLE to apply maximum power or acceleration to a vehicle → US sl.
1950 — STORM to drive very fast, to speed → hot rodders’ sl.
1950 — TAILGATE to drive a car closely (too closely) behind the one in front → sl.
1953 — FLOOR to push a vehicle’s accelerator to the floorboard → US sl.
1954 — TEAR ASS to drive fast or recklessly → sl.
1957 — CRUISE to drive, with a suggestion of carefree spirit or enthusiasm → US sl.
1957 — CRUISE to join others in driving slowly down chosen downtown streets, usually on a weekend night, seeing others and being seen → US sl.
1958 — RANK to park a car → Amer. dial.
1958 — TWITCH to judder slightly or veer momentarily sideways, esp. when travelling at high speed → colloq.
1959 — ARSE to reverse → Brit. sl.
1960 — BARREL-ASS (ALONG) to drive fast → US sl.
1960 — CHOOGLE to drive around → US sl.
1960 — CHUCKA U-IE to make a U-turn → sl., orig. Aust.
1960 — DECK to press down the accelerator pedal of a car; hence, to go fast → sl.
1960 — DO A U-IE to make a U-turn → sl., orig. Aust.
1960 — HANG A U-EE → HANG A U-IE to make a U-turn → Amer. sl.
1960 — JAM IT to drive fast → sl.
1960 — LURK to go riding in a stolen car → African-American sl.
1960 — PUSH to drive a car → African-American sl.
1962 — HUNT OWLS to drive at night with your full headlight beams on, blinding oncoming traffic → US sl.
1964 — SKYLARK to park a vehicle → UK rhyming sl.
1964 — STOP ON A DIME to stop quickly and neatly → US sl.
1964 — TOOL to drive a car (or other vehicle) esp. smoothly and skilfully, and usually at moderate speed → sl.
1964 — CUT UP to overtake in such a manner that other vehicles are adversely affected → UK sl.
1966 — BOMB THE AVE to drive up and down the main street of town → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1966 — SCRATCH OUT to spin tires → US sl. (Bk.)
1967 — DRAG THE GUT to drive up and down main street → US high school sl. (Bk.)
1967 — GOOSE UP to move a car forward a short distance from a stop → Amer. dial.
1968 — HANG A LOUIE → HANG A LOUIS to turn left → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1968 — HANG A RALPH to turn right while driving a car → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1968 — HANG A SAM to drive straight ahead → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1968 — HANG A ULYSSES to make a U-turn → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1969 — FANG to drive fast → Aust. sl.
1970 — HONK to drive fast → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — KANGAROO to move forward or to cause a car to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch → colloq.
1970 — LEAN to drive a car while slouched over toward the left window → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — PATCH OUT to spin one’s wheels → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — PUT IT TO THE WOOD to drive fast → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SHELL to drive fast → W. Indies
1970 — SIT (ON) A BEAST to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models → African-American teen sl.
1970 — SIT (ON) A DAGO to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models → African-American teen sl.
1970 — SQUIRREL to release the clutch rapidly but unintentionally → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SWOOP to drive fast in a car → US sl. (Bk.)
1970 — TURN ON A DIME to be able to turn around in a very short radius → US sl.
1970 — ZOOMATY to drive fast → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1971 — BUILD A FIRE to operate a diesel truck at top speed → US sl.
1971 — CLEAN ONE’S CLOCK to pass another vehicle at great speed → Amer. sl.
1971 — EAT CONCRETE to drive fast down a major highway → US trucking sl.
1972 — CHIRP OUT to drive off in a car so fast the tires squeal → Amer. students’ sl.
1974 — TOOTLE to drive casually along → Brit. colloq.
1975 — SANDBAG to drive very fast → US hot-rod sl. (Bk.)
1976 — DEADHEAD to coast in a car with a depleted petrol supply → US sl.
1976 — DROP THE HAMMER to accelerate → US sl.
1976 — GUN IT to drive fast → US sl.
1980 — COWBOY to drive a car in a reckless manner → Amer. dial.
1980 — GOOI ANKERS to brake suddenly → S. Afr. sl.
1980 — GOOI A UIE to make a U-turn → S. Afr. sl.
1980 — GOOI TACKIE to accelerate → S. Afr. sl.
1980 — T-BONE to hit a car, bus, etc. from the side → US sl.
1981 — DRUM to drive fast → UK sl.
1983 — HOON to drive fast or recklessly → Aust. & NZ colloq.
1984 — BURN OFF to drive very fast, especially if showing off → Aust. sl.
1984 — CARVE UP to cut in front of another vehicle and force the driver of that vehicle to brake or take other emergency action → UK sl.
1989 — PEEL WHEELS to accelerate a car quickly, squealing the tires and leaving rubber marks on the road → US sl.
1990 — BOON to drive cross-country → sl.
1990 — LEADFOOT to drive fast → Amer. dial.
1990 — OFF-ROAD to drive in deserts, mountains, forests, beaches, etc., away from roads → US sl.
1990 — TACKIE to accelerate; to drive fast → S. Afr. sl.
1995 — DO A BRODEY to spin a car 180 degrees → US sl. (Bk.)
1995 — NAIL THE BRAKES to apply the brakes suddenly → US sl. (Bk.)
1995 — TROG to drive with urgency → UK sl.
1997 — TRADE PAINT to be involved in a car accident with another car → US sl.
1998 — SLED to drive in snowy conditions; to drive in winter → sl. (Bk.)
2006 — BUZZ ALONG to drive fast → US sl. (Bk.)
2009 — FIREWALL to accelerate maximally → Amer. sl. (Bk.)