Carmageddon en · PROPN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car Middle English Hermagedon English Armageddon blend English Carmageddon Blend of car + Armageddon.
Meanings
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(California, US) 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.
2013, Susan Bregman, Kari Edison Watkins, Best Practices for Transportation Agency Use of Social Media, →ISBN, page 120: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.
2020, Barnini Chakraborty, “California officials warn of Carmageddon 2.0, tell residents to steer clear of highway”, in Fox News: