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DEFINITION: v., To "surf", or ride in a freestanding position on a bus, train or subway. n., A sport popular among transit riders who attempt to complete the entire commute in a freestanding position without using the handrails.
Verboticisms
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Aironoughtsticks
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: air-oh-naught-stix
Sentence: when you practise aironoughtsticks you need good balance.
Etymology: aeronautics = air+ nought meaning zero + sticks
Riderlance
Created by: retoricaljoe
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The bus was too crowded this morning, that i had to try riderlance style.
Etymology: Rider + balance
Ttsealegs
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: Tee tee see legs
Sentence: It took years for her to get her TTsealegs but once she did, she bought a metropass so that she could surf as often as possible.
Etymology: TTC (short for Toronto transit Commission) + sea legs
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COMMENTS:
Good for tsetse flyers too - wordmeister, 2007-11-13: 09:27:00
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Transitdance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tran sit dans
Sentence: Whenever Nellie travelled to the city, she would do the transitdance. It might be the subway samba or the bus bump or the train tango, but she managed to do it, without holding on to anytrhing. Too bad it wasn't yet an Olympic sport, because Nellie would win a gold medal!
Etymology: Transit (commute;movement of passengers) & Dance (move in a graceful and rhythmical way)
Brakedance
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: brākdans
Sentence: Cindy didn*t use to enjoy her ride to work. When she didn*t get a seat, which was often, she would grab a strap and hold on for dear life. If she had stopped for coffee she would often spill it on herself or other passengers, maybe even sloshing some up her nose. Now she will get on the bus and forgo a seat even if available. The new sport is to brakedance all the way to work, holding on to nothing, swaying with every lurching turn and every sudden application of the brakes. It wakes her up so much better than a stop at Starbucks.
Etymology: Brake (a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle) + dance (move rhythmically to music) play off breakdancing
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COMMENTS:
cute-good word - mrskellyscl, 2010-03-09: 06:06:00
Heart braking good word! - Nosila, 2010-03-09: 23:53:00
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Subwave
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sub wayv
Sentence: When Maria rides the subway on her daily commute, she performs the subwave. She balances herself against the motion without holding on to a rail. It keeps her in practice for her vacations in Big Sur.
Etymology: Subway (electric underground railway, public transport)& Wave (to emulate the motion of the ocean waves, as what surfers do)
Transilibrium
Created by: dubld
Pronunciation: trans-i-li-bree-um
Sentence: Man, look at that guy go, he is sick wit' it at transilibrium.
Etymology: transit + eqilibrium
Masstransportalent
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Mass-tranz-por-tal-unt
Sentence: Gertrude put her masstransportalent to good use when she had to stand for the entire route while riding the fully loaded and shaky subway.
Etymology: Mass transport + talent
Shuffleaboard
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: shuffle-a-board
Sentence: Tired of the usual deck games and ready for some excitement on the ferry, Margot, would indulge in shuffleaboard whenever the waves were up on the cross-harbour trip.
Etymology: shuffleboard (deck game) + shuffle (moving the feet around a little) + aboard (on some kind of transport)
Busance
Created by: yaelash
Pronunciation: bus-ance
Sentence: the girl entered bus holding all her shoping bags and had to gather all her skill to busance herself when the bus started to gain speed.
Etymology: the combination of bus & balance, meaning: trying to balance oneself in a bus.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
Kevcom - 2007-11-13: 06:53:00
Interesting definition today!
Thanks! And it's a great sport too. Try it next time you ride the bus. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James