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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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Metrostance
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: meh-trow-stanse
Sentence: Katherine assumed a wide metrostance in her offpeak travel to work. Since there were few people on the train, she spread her legs out in complete balance and stayed that way for the remainder of the trip: a whole 22 minutes!
Etymology: metro (transportation system) + stance (standing posture)
Tububus
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: tōō'byə-bŭs
Sentence: Bored by his daily commute, Dan would routinely indulge his fantasies of becoming a pro surfer by tububusing whenever he was on public transportation.
Etymology: From tubular (surfing slang): awesome; and bus: (n) a common form of public transportation, or (v) to ride such a vehicle.
Trolleyollie
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: trälē älē
Sentence: Gidget loved her ride to work. She treated the bus like her personal pipeline. Her gnarliest move was a switchfoot trolleyollie. Her only wipeout happened when she tried to hang ten on some dude's brief case. It wasn't very good as a boogie board.
Etymology: trolley (a passenger vehicle powered by electricity obtained from an overhead cable by means of a trolley wheel) + Ollie (A no handed air move where a surfer leaves the water while maintaining control of his board and ultimately landing and riding out the move)
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COMMENTS:
fantastic!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:35:00
great blend & rhyme - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:57:00
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Riderlance
Created by: retoricaljoe
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The bus was too crowded this morning, that i had to try riderlance style.
Etymology: Rider + balance
Bussanova
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)
Rideur
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ri dur
Sentence: I am da riduer
Etymology: I am french surfer on the bus
Tubeshooting
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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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.
Polenot
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pole + not
Sentence: I'm the champion in morning Red Line polenot - I never, ever, ever move my feet or grab the railing.
Etymology: polevault but, with "not." (I know, it's iffy.)
Shuttleshuffle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SHUT-ehl-shuf-ehl
Sentence: Lucille has always enjoyed the rocking and jolting of the subway as she rides to and from her work and other outings and has perfected a shuttleshuffle for her own entertainment as well as providing smiles for her fellow passengers.
Etymology: Blend of 'shuttle'(a bus, train, or airplane that makes frequent short trips between two places) and 'shuffle' (to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing)
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