Verboticisms

Created by: GlennJericho

Pronunciation: street-grem-lin

Sentence: The streetgremlins were causing havok it the streets.

Etymology: gremlin- from the movie "Gremlins." Strange creatures, which spawn other creatures who transform into small, destructive monsters

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Created by: pakka

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The joggers were all in a runstupor and when they crossed the street were hit by the bus.

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Created by: elron

Pronunciation: jog-throng

Sentence: I tried to cross the street, but the jogthrong blocked my way for two minutes.

Etymology: From jog - to run at a slow pace and throng - a large group of people moving together.

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Created by: earljw

Pronunciation: RUN-e-mal

Sentence: I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting that runimal

Etymology: run + animal

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ped-o-ton

Sentence: Pedotons are an occupational hazard around here. It has got so bad that they are putting in pedoton lanes alongside the bike lanes.

Etymology: peleton

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: run-tards

Sentence: The runtards jogged through downtown Manhattan, taking out a news stand, a hotdog vendor, and a little old lady along the way.

Etymology: run, retards

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Created by: duefiori

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Sentence: As I was driving through the city i was delayed by a runpede passing by.

Etymology: run + stampede

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Created by: Heather

Pronunciation: oh-BLIV-ee-hurd

Sentence: Pedestrians were sent scattering by the inexorable approach of the obliviherd.

Etymology: Oblivious (unaware, uncaring) + herd (large number of animals or people travelling together)

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Created by: StigAllan

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Sentence: I had to run alone as it was dangerous to run with those blindrunners.

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Created by: joelb

Pronunciation: DASH-holes

Sentence: I missed the light because those dasholes couldn't stop for ten seconds!

Etymology: dash + assholes

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