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DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Fastzis
Created by: faithlessphil
Pronunciation: fast-zees
Sentence: The last thing Ellen saw before the accident was the quick blur of Nike swooshes as the Fastzis knocked her down.
Etymology: Fast + Nazis
Aerobiborg
Created by: davidrmarlborough
Pronunciation: air - oh - beh - borg
Sentence: Even though the turn signal was green, I had to check my right side for the presence of an aerobiborg in hopes of avoiding direct contact. As it's numbers grow the aerobiborg want only one thing - to assimilate!
Etymology: aerobi (from aerobic, the type of activity the borg engage in) + borg (the single consciousness you fall victim to when you join the collective)
Numbathon
Created by: tamilian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Oh my GOD!They've started the numbathon again!!
Etymology: Numb(dont feel a thing around them)+marathon(running as a group)
Pedoton
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
Juggermob
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: jug-ger-mob
Sentence: "I was just wandering along and nearly got mowed down by a juggermob!"
Etymology: juggernaut + mob
Runvoy
Created by: shiftysquid
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I would have gotten here 15 minutes earlier, but a damn runvoy got in my way.
Etymology: runners + convoy
Jorkers
Created by: shifty
Pronunciation: Jor-kers
Sentence: I nearly killed that bunch of jorkers... but they outran my backhoe!
Etymology: Joggers + Jerks / Jokers = Jorkers
Jogthrong
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.
Phalope
Created by: kundalinikat
Pronunciation: fay-lohp
Sentence: Fearlessly, the phalope thundered up the onramp and into traffic; the marathon would not end.
Etymology: Phalanx + lope = phalope.
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FreeToys - 2007-08-31: 06:38:00
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