What is Lavoie?
1.
A verb meaning to screw up a business appointment, to forget an important meeting time/place, to miss your business flight, or to generally act in an unprofessional manner.
Man, I really lavoied that business trip! I lost my laptop in the cab on the way to the airport, I was held back by airport security for being a knob & missed my flight, and when I finally arrived I tried to check into the wrong hotel.
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2.
A surname of French origin. translated to mean 'the way', referring to a route or place. Often used in reference to Railroad tracks and could have its origins referring to people who live near or around roads.
Lavoie was never a verb but a topographical name referring to people of that area.
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