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DEFINITION: v. To ignore conventional wisdom and traffic rules by walking in areas normally restricted to motor vehicles. n. An aggressive pedestrian who feels it is their god-given right to walk in the middle of the road.
Verboticisms
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Carstruck
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: CAR struck
Sentence: What an odd guy Tom is. First he just loved cars the way that a lot of young boys did. But soon it was more like an obsession. He had become completely carstruck. He took pictures of every new model that came out and pretty much wallpapered his room with them. Then it got even odder. He started to think like he was a car. He walked up to drive-throughs and ordered food, sat in a parking space at a drive-in movie, weaved in and out of traffic making honking noises and even worse...he started showering in his driveway.
Etymology: CAR: and STARSTRUCK: exhibiting a fascination with famous people
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COMMENTS:
I thought of this word too, but wasn't able to come up with your wonderful sentences! - readerwriter, 2009-03-02: 09:28:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:19:00
Miles of smiles in your sentence! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:32:00
great ideas! - splendiction, 2009-03-02: 21:31:00
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Vehikele
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vēhīkəl
Sentence: G.P. loves to hike, but not like most people. He likes to hike on highways. He is a regular no-motor vehikele. He feels he has as much right to be there as the next guy, maybe more. Sure his tax dollars have helped pay for the roads but the tickets and fines he has paid for his hobby should certainly count for something. They should also put him at the front of the "I don't learn too quick" line.
Etymology: vehicle (a thing used for transporting people or goods, esp. on land, such as a car, truck, or cart) + hike (a long walk, esp. in the country or wilderness)
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COMMENTS:
Hahaahaha! Nice. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 06:10:00
nice word - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:18:00
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Incerebrdemi
Created by: emnbrock
Pronunciation: in-sar-a-bruh-demi
Sentence: That person who just jumped off a bridge is an incerebrdemi.
Etymology: in- not, without; cerebr- brain; demi- people
Looksidewalker
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: look syde wal ker
Sentence: It was at the Galaxy Burger Drive-In that the lookskywalker first appeared. He ignored all the Meteors, Comets, Galaxies, Saturns,Pulsars, Tauruses, Novas and Eclipses and instead walked up to place his order. The girl taking his order was at first reticent, but then he noticed she was gorgeous...phasars on stunning. She was Venus and all he wanted instead of a burger was to experience the Big Bang Theory.
Etymology: Luke Skywalker (hero of Star Wars fame) & Look (see) & Sidewalker (someone who stays on the sidewalk to amble)
Anthropolithomania
Created by: smepeoplechange
Pronunciation: An-throw-op-o-lith-o-man-e-a
Sentence: The Anthropolithomania was obssessed with walking upon the road.
Etymology: Anthropo- man, human lithio- stone, rock mania- excessive desire/mental aberration
Psychoantisidewalkism
Created by: 585860
Pronunciation: cy-co-ant-I-side-walk-is-uhm
Sentence: The man on the bike had psychoantisidewalkism so he rode on the highway.
Etymology: psycho- in the mind anti- against
Hikerchick
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: hi - kur - chik
Sentence: Betty had recently became a hikerchick... She walked everywhere, even in places where only vehicles should be allowed; but no one could stop her.
Etymology: play on bikerchick also hiker and chick.
Deadestrian
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ded est reee an
Sentence: the deadestrian must have been an outofhisheadestrian to try crossing there.
Etymology: pedestrian dead
Footstrong
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fut - str - ong
Sentence: Murray was becoming too footstrong for his own good and others feared that he put himself in danger every day as he dared to go on foot where none would go before him... He crossed highways if there was not a better route, he walked through drive-thrus and today, he walked up to a toll-booth to get directions.
Etymology: A play on the expression "headstrong", instead foot + strong >> headstrong (Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want) footstrong (determined to go places on foot that only vehicles should go) foot (travel by walking; "he followed on foot) strong (potent: having or wielding force or authority)
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COMMENTS:
Wow! A foot trip and a head trip all rolled into one! Onederful! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:34:00
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Ilgnomonics
Created by: 796063
Pronunciation: Il-nom-in-ics
Sentence: The man who held up a metal pole during a lightning storm displayed a keen sense of ilgnomonics.
Etymology: il (without), gnomon (knowledge), ics (knowledge)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James