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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.
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Allaboarding
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: all-a-board-ing
Sentence: Allaboarding is a sport designed to add a little excitement to a morning commute. As with surfboarding, skateboarding, flowboarding and snowboarding; allaboarding is about the skill of combining balance and motion using public transportation. Specialties can include: metroboarding for subway specialists, retroboarding for those who still use trolleys, transboarding for bus passengers and railboarding for train riders. In the sport of allaboarding travelers must make an entire commute without support from handrails or straps during frequent stops, starts and acceleration. Points are deducted for bumping other passengers, hitting someone in the knee, eye or crotch with a purse, briefcase or elbow, not using deodorant or marinating oneself in a vile perfume or cologne.
Etymology: boarding: sport of balancing on a board in motion; aboard: the act of getting aboard a bus, train or ship -- "All aboard" is an expression heard often in old movies from the engineer of a train or the driver of a bus or trolley
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COMMENTS:
allaleulya! - Nosila, 2010-03-09: 15:08:00
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Metrodeo
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: me - TRO - dio
Sentence: It was a rough ride, but Joe was an experienced metrodeo rider.
Etymology: Metro + Rodeo
Rideur
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ri dur
Sentence: I am da riduer
Etymology: I am french surfer on the bus
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)
Swaysionmaster
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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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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Busboarding
Created by: MithrilShadow
Pronunciation: ˈbəs-ˈbȯrd-ing
Sentence: She was the master of busboarding, not even sudden stops, sharp turns and traffic accidents could knock her down.
Etymology: Bus: a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule Skate Boarding:to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
Viaticsway
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /viatiksweɪ/
Sentence: Counting on with the possibility to sit down, when Martha saw her ultimate enemy viatikswaying she decided to prove herself and the rest it was possible to viaticsway even carrying a handbag!
Etymology: VIATICSWAY. From Viatic (Of or relating to traveling, a road, or a way) + Sway (To swing back and forth or to and fro)
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COMMENTS:
ooh - nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:35:00
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Freetube
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: free tyoob
Sentence: Yesterday, during rush hour, he freetubed all the way from Union Station to Finch and Yonge!
Etymology: free (unbound to restraints) + tube (slang for London Underground, and subways in general)
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)
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