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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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Omnithon
Created by: Poeiden
Pronunciation: om-ni-ton
Sentence: "Oh no! There goes the omnithon once again, breaking all the traffic rules as if they owned the road."
Etymology: OMNIpotent +maraTHON
Ignoruneam
Created by: drudra
Pronunciation: ig-nohr-uhn-ihm
Sentence: Shortly after the start of the "Round the City" race, one could spot a few ignoruneams at various locations of the race route.
Etymology: [Ignor] from Ignorant + [run] from running + [eam] from team. Ignorant Running Teams - without distinction of leader or follower, ignorant to traffic rules, signals and pedestrians, moving as a team.
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.
Moronithoners
Created by: andbot37
Pronunciation: more-ON-ə-thon-ers
Sentence: MORONITHONERS successfully combine the arts of masochism and mass annoyance by running across the street against cross traffic.
Etymology: Moroni- from moronic Thoners- from marathon
Runimal
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: RUN-e-mal
Sentence: I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting that runimal
Etymology: run + animal
Muppetrun
Created by: lindsaybpink
Pronunciation: muppet - run
Sentence: Whilst waiting to cross the road a group of stupidily rude runners sped past me. At first I thought they were running a marathon and then realised they were just a bunch of muppets, running! Taking part in a muppetrun
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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
Crappernapper
Created by: kakashi13
Pronunciation: Cra per na per
Sentence: I didn't know Jo was a crappernapper!
Etymology: A person who takes a nap while on the toilet.
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.
Obliviherd
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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FreeToys - 2007-08-31: 06:38:00
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