cadillacking
n.— «When a snaking convoy of 18-wheelers is moving smoothly, they are cadillackin’.» —“Truckers of Iraq’s Pony Express Are Risking It All for a Paycheck” by James Glanz in Safwan, Iraq New York Times Sept. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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