Verboticisms

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: 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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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KRAS-kade

Sentence: Bob was walking along the road by the seaside, munching on a doughnut, when all of sudden a pack of runners careered by. He watched them go by in awe, and the sight was enough to make him toss the doughnut in a bin, and become part of this athplethe. Little did he know that his chance meeting with this crascade and their ranipulations would be the start of a two-hour-long, helotonic roadmare.

Etymology: Blend of crass & cade of motorcade, etc. Crass:lacking in discrimination & sensibilty; -cade: procession of people travelling in motorcars (also cavalcade & cascade). Heletonic : blend of hell & peloton & ic.

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Created by: radrach

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Sentence: Sharon was nearly run over by some unruly oblivicizers while walking her dog this morning.

Etymology: oblivious+ exercisers

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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: Martin

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Sentence: The start of the race created a marapede of epic proportion.

Etymology: marathon + stampede

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Created by: tamilian

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Sentence: Oh my GOD!They've started the numbathon again!!

Etymology: Numb(dont feel a thing around them)+marathon(running as a group)

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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.

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: skwod - ruhn

Sentence: Only half of the squadrun was hit by the bus, the rest kept on going like nothing happened.

Etymology: squad + run, like squadron as in flight formation or a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose

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Created by: willtuck

Pronunciation: ped-eh-mob

Sentence: "Look out! There's a pedemob coming your way!"

Etymology: Pedestrian + Mob

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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: 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: FreeToys

Pronunciation: ass' - leets

Sentence: There's nothing wrong with those Assletes that an 18 wheeler can't cure

Etymology: asshole/athletes

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Created by: graypenguin

Pronunciation: jah-ger-hogs

Sentence: Those darn joggerhogs think they own the road!

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Created by: mattbear

Pronunciation: Kluh-jawg

Sentence: I wanted to make a right turn on 5th, but there was a clujog going by.

Etymology: cluster + jog=clujog

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Created by: fanoog

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Sentence: those idiots are bumpertargets!

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Created by: tdm737

Pronunciation: jog neg le fic

Sentence: Jognegleficing is illegal unless your running in a marathon.

Etymology: Joggers + neglect + traffic. Joggers who neglect traffic signs.

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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: barabajagal

Pronunciation: jaw-guh-peed

Sentence: Crossing the street with a precariously balanced tray of coffee for the entire office, I was nearly spun out of control by a 20-strong jogapede.

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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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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: 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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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

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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: skepsis

Pronunciation: klan-or

Sentence: A large clannor almost caused a crash today when they ran through a stop sign.

Etymology: clan and ignore

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Created by: sauravarya

Pronunciation: bli-ners

Sentence: Blinners have caused a mess in traffic.

Etymology: Blind,Runners

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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.

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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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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: srjones

Pronunciation: jawg-mawb

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Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: antee-lohp-erz

Sentence: The antilopers ran over the crossing gaurd on their way to the icecream stand

Etymology: Anti - (opposed to, negative) lope - (a long or easy stride)

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Created by: torpid

Pronunciation: ruh-nin-ees

Sentence: The lexus driver nearly had a heart attack as a group of runinnies obliviously ran right into the intersection despite having a don't walk sign.

Etymology: run + ninny

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: JAW-ger-nawt

Sentence: The joggernaught crossed the street heedless of the crossing signal and proceeded to cross the middle school field in defiance of the kickball game being played there.

Etymology: Jogger + [jugger]naught (an unstoppable object in motion)

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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: 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: 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: noztril

Pronunciation: aw toh im peed

Sentence: The floats and marching band came to a screeching halt as the autoimpede passed by

Etymology: automobile impede centipede

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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: 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: shiftysquid

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Sentence: I would have gotten here 15 minutes earlier, but a damn runvoy got in my way.

Etymology: runners + convoy

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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: barcena

Pronunciation: Pine Key

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Created by: teh8thdeadlysin

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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

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Created by: pakka

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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: 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: HawthorneWingo

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Created by: SoyLocoMoco

Pronunciation: ath-lem-ings

Sentence: That whole pack of athlemmings got crushed when the first one failed to see the truck.

Etymology: athlete + lemmings

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mar/a/throng

Sentence: The marathrong consisted of over a thousand runners who ignored the light signals and blocked the intersection for three light changes.

Etymology: marathon + throng

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Created by: itsme

Pronunciation: May-rah-mawb

Sentence: Suzy was annoyed when she almost ran over the maramob.

Etymology: marathon; mob

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