Word Of The Week: Curbulence

I cannot remember the origins of this word in my vocabulary, but it works very well.

Curbulence: The act of hitting the curb with your car when you are pulling in, or out, or cutting it too close to the curb.

Example Usage: When doing a terrible job parallel parking and someone is in my car, and I hit the curb I say " Oops, there is a little curbulence, I hope you have your seat belt fastened".