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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.
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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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Antipathetiquist
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: an-tee-path-eh-tih-qihst
Sentence: One morning at Java N A Feela, the combination coffee shop and massage parlor in the center of town, Supine Downey, the Mayor, put it to Miss Willa Judge, the author of Heard It In The Holler, a question and answer forum in the local paper..."Now that we have a traffic light and solid yeller lines, what do we do about all these anitipathetiquists who want to walk their horses through town?" "Increase the speed limit," was her reply, "Make 'em run...so they don't have time to leave no messes or play Bingo in the parking spaces."
Etymology: From ANTI, against + PATH, a walkway + ETIQUETTE, protocol, conventions; also playing on PATHETIC, pitiful, moving (heh heh)
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COMMENTS:
VERY good! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-05: 13:14:00
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Anticedeped
Created by: kmeder
Pronunciation: anti-ceed-e-ped
Sentence: Tom drove down the road anticedeped, and ignored all those walking down the center of the road.
Etymology: against yield by foot
Orthopath
Created by: AMEE3
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
orthpath... - AMEE3, 2010-09-13: 12:28:00
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Hiwaydum
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: hi (rhymes with high) - way - dum
Sentence: The person was waiting for the man clearly expressing hiwaydum character to get out of the way. Though the food anagrism didn't help.
Etymology: HI + WAY + DUM. Root words: highway, high, way, dumbo, dumbness, dum
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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Ignorambulator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ig-nor-AM-buhl-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Seemingly unaware of traffic laws or of the fact that he was impeding traffic as well as endangering his very life, Norman continued on, the unmindful ignorambulator, leaving cursing motorists in his wake.
Etymology: : Blend of 'ignoramus' (one who is lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact) and 'ambulator' (One who walks about; a walker)
Pepestrian
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pep est reee an
Sentence: Walking Bull denied being a pepestrian, ststing that he waited for the red man before crossing the road.
Etymology: pedestrian, pest
Autopeder
Created by: Mathiu
Pronunciation: yoo-tow-pee-dar
Sentence:
Etymology: automobile+pedestrian+-er
Jayfarer
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jay/fair/er
Sentence: The jayfarer caused havoc on the freeway this morning trying to dodge 100 mile per hour traffic.
Etymology: JAYFARER - noun - from JAYWALKER (to cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner) + WAYFARER (a pedestrian who walks from place to place on foot)
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COMMENTS:
He is a poor jayfaring stranger...travelling through this world of woe...(from the folk song, "I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger." - readerwriter, 2009-03-02: 09:36:00
A farevorite! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:29:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-03-02: 15:02:00
like it. - mweinmann, 2009-03-03: 07:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James