The World’s Longest Parking Lot

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The World’s Longest Parking Lot is a humorous nickname for the frequently congested Long Island Expressway, notorious for its heavy traffic and long delays.

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The World’s Longest Parking Lot canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliedTo highway congestion ⓘ
associatedWith Long Island ⓘ
New York metropolitan area ⓘ
connotation critical ⓘ
humorous ⓘ
context transportation ⓘ
urban commuting ⓘ
criticizes chronic overcrowding of the roadway ⓘ
traffic conditions on the Long Island Expressway ⓘ
describes frequent traffic jams ⓘ
long delays ⓘ
hasSubject road congestion ⓘ
hasTone sarcastic ⓘ
implies stop-and-go conditions ⓘ
very slow-moving traffic ⓘ
language English ⓘ
metaphorFor immobile line of cars ⓘ
metaphorType hyperbole ⓘ
refersTo Long Island Expressway ⓘ
usedBy commuters ⓘ
local media ⓘ
usedIn informal speech ⓘ
usedSince late 20th century (approximate) ⓘ
usedToDescribe rush hour traffic on the Long Island Expressway ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Long Island Expressway → hasNickname → The World’s Longest Parking Lot ⓘ