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autocide

American  
[aw-toh-sahyd] / ˈɔ toʊˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.

Etymology

Origin of autocide

First recorded in 1965–70; auto- 2 + -cide

Example Sentences

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Though all auto deaths have increased by 32% in the past ten years, single-car fatalities that result from collisions with fixed objects�the most likely form of autocide �have jumped 56%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though circumstantial evidence is strong, proving that autocide actually does occur has been difficult.

From Time Magazine Archive

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