Verboticisms

Created by: savta

Pronunciation: ruh - nuh - gram

Sentence: Pedestrians and drivers alike took evasive action as the runagram hurtled towards them.

Etymology: English run; Latin ag- field or open space; English ram (as in battering ram)

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Created by: Pseudonym

Pronunciation: jug-ger-mob

Sentence: "I was just wandering along and nearly got mowed down by a juggermob!"

Etymology: juggernaut + mob

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Created by: jabbermarky

Pronunciation: jah-gul

Sentence: I narrowly missed the green light as the joggle ran in front of me.

Etymology: from jog and gaggle.

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Created by: scrabler

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Etymology: marathon + herd

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Created by: smdev

Pronunciation: snee-kerswawrm

Sentence: Mary moved off the sidewalk to allow an approaching sneakerswarm to pass.

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Created by: shifty

Pronunciation: Jor-kers

Sentence: I nearly killed that bunch of jorkers... but they outran my backhoe!

Etymology: Joggers + Jerks / Jokers = Jorkers

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Created by: harveyjones

Pronunciation: jog-gur-nots

Sentence: I narrowly missed these cursed JOGGERNAUTS yesterday

Etymology: Jog: To move by shoving, bumping, or jerking. Jugernaut: Something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed. (American Heritage Dictionary)

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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)

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Created by: proudparnt

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Sentence: The group of endorphaudacinions ran through like they owned the road.

Etymology: Endorph...from the chemical release prompted by running ...leading to audacious behavior.

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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

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