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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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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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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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Choreodyssey
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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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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Transsport
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: trans-sport
Sentence: To make the day interesting, Sue would test her eqrailibrium by going handless during the transsport while riding the subwave.
Etymology: transportation, sport
Tramsport
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Tram-sp-ort
Sentence: Jerry loved commuting to work ever since he discovered tramsport, he would make a point of standing in the aisle, trying to keep his balance. He especially liked to surf the corners and had got quite good at it over the past few months. He was sure it would become an olympic sport eventually if only he could convert a few of his fellow travellers.
Etymology: Tram(passenger vehicle run on rails, powered by electric overhead cables) + Sport(pleasure derived from a particuar activity,entertainment,fun) = Tramsport
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COMMENTS:
it's the best way to stay awake on your way to work - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:34:00
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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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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)
Coacharacha
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: koatch a ratcha
Sentence: Elena commuted everyday for an hour on the bus and never was able to find a seat or a gentleman on it. She used her time to practice her dance steps and most enjoyed The Coacharacha as she called it. One day she brought her music and swayed to that tune, keeping her balance and shaking her hips. Before long others were joining her to make their commute more fun. The driver was greatly amused to see her lead a conga line of dancers off the bus downtown. Eventually she got a T-Mobile commercial getting everyone at her stop at the town square to dance the coacharacha which was a huge hit on Youtube!
Etymology: Coach (a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport or a railcar where passengers ride) & La Cucaracha (A Latin mambo-style dance to the the tune of La Cucaracha, a popular Spanish/Mexican folksong about a cockroach, thought to satirize the Spanish American War)
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.)
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