Verboticisms

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: TOOB-shoot-ing

Sentence: After 15 years of riding the El, and never being able to find a good seat, Charisma began tubeshooting and lost twelve pounds in the first three weeks.

Etymology: Tube: another name for an underground train or subway + Shooting: common description used by surfers to indicate catching a wave. Also called "riding the curl", or "shooting the tube".

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COMMENTS:

nice - galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:01:00

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: ri dur

Sentence: I am da riduer

Etymology: I am french surfer on the bus

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Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: me - TRO - dio

Sentence: It was a rough ride, but Joe was an experienced metrodeo rider.

Etymology: Metro + Rodeo

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sway/shun/master

Sentence: Carl was king of the swaytionmasters with his Elvis moves.

Etymology: station master + sway

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COMMENTS:

Spot on Stevo: Sure was a lot of shake, rattle and roll on Melbourne's old "red-rattlers." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-13: 17:50:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: kawr-ee-OD-uh-see

Sentence: Bob's daily ride to work was a challenging choreodyssey: a "journey of dance."

Etymology: blend of CHOREO (as in choreography): the art of composing ballets and other dances and planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of dancers & ODYSSEY:A long adventurous voyage or trip.

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:32:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kraws-toun-boog-ee

Sentence: While some people are content to sit idly on the bus, Sally prefers to crank up her iPod and get her day started with a little crosstownboogie.

Etymology: crosstown (a bus running primarily in a crosstown direction) + boogie (to dance energetically, especially to rock music)

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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

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: sŭb-swā'-ĭng

Sentence: That lady with the ugly, red skirt was holding her puke-green handbag while talking on her cell phone with the other hand, until finally exiting at the 114th Street station, subswaying all the way uptown like a pro -- a remarkable display of Metropoise, in my opinion.

Etymology: subway - an underground electric railroad (sub-, Latin prefix, "under" & -way, Old English, wegh "road") + sway - to move or swing to and fro (Middle English, sweyen)

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COMMENTS:

She had some righteous skills, but her fashion sense was totally gnarly dude!! - Tigger, 2007-11-13: 02:40:00

Nice word-I like "metropoise" too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-13: 17:44:00

good word! - yaelash, 2007-11-13: 18:17:00

Hey Tigger, I see you like the drawing today. Thanks! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-11-14: 00:02:00

Oh, the drawing is great, but that subswayer needs a a fashion-911. - Tigger, 2007-11-14: 00:21:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bəsənōvə

Sentence: Jill doesn’t need a gym membership. She doesn’t need to jog. She keeps in shape by doing the bussanova all the way to and from work each day.

Etymology: bus (a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road) + bossa nova (a dance like the samba, originating in Brazil)

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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)

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