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Carmageddon

name

Etymology

Blend of car + armageddon.

  1. derived from Ἁρμαγεδών
  2. derived from Harmagedōn
  3. inherited from Ermagedon
  4. inherited from Hermagedon
  5. compounded as carmageddon — “car + armageddon”

Definitions

  1. The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.

    • Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend.
    • California highway officials are hoping for a repeat performance at the end of April as Carmageddon 2.0 threatens once more to rear its ugly head.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA