"...Their expertise is often limited to YouTube comments and poorly shot Instagram pictures."

SPRINGFIELD—The automotive lexicon is benefitting from an English language update, as Webster's Dictionary has added the term peausérre (pronounced "poh-zir") to describe car enthusiasts who prioritize building cars with expensive modifications while neglecting actual driving experience. The new word seeks to fill a linguistic gap in the car community that has existed for decades.

"After years of watching heated arguments in online forums and parking lots, we realized there was no word to capture this phenomenon," said Webster's spokesperson, Carla Mendoza. "A peausérre is someone whose car is capable of setting lap records but tends to crawl the one time a year they are at the racetrack. Their expertise is often limited to YouTube comments and poorly shot Instagram pictures."

The term has sparked mixed reactions within the community. Javier Gonzales, an avid track enthusiast, praised the addition. "I’ve been dealing with peausérres for years," he said. "They roll up in $100,000 builds, can’t handle a corner, and then blame their tires. Now, I finally have a word for them!"

On the other hand, Mark Stevens, a self-proclaimed "king of the canyons," was less enthusiastic. "This is gatekeeping at its worst," he argued. "Just because I don’t drive on a track that much and use parts to make me faster, parts which require talent I don't have, doesn’t mean I’m not fast. My car has 900 horsepower and a big wang. Isn’t that enough?"

Webster's also provided an example sentence: "Despite owning a twin-turbo Lamborghini, Gary was dismissed as a peausérre when he couldn't keep up with a Miata on track day."

The car community seems to have embraced the term already, using it liberally in online debates. Whether it bridges divides or widens them remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: peausérre is here to stay.