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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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Andragnos
Created by: jleit
Pronunciation: Ayn Drag Nos
Sentence: Stupid andragos!
Etymology: a-andr-gnos
Scareambulate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: skayr am byu layt
Sentence: When Denny decided to scareambulate the drive-through at the local fast food joint, he wanted a milk and a chili. His milk was shaken and his chili was alarming.
Etymology: Scare (frighten) & Perambulate (walk by foot)
Pestestrian
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pestestrēən
Sentence: Motorists get angry enough when another driver does something stupid that backs traffic up. They really get steamed when a self-important pestestrian with an I-dare-you-to-hit-me attitude decides to cross the street in the middle of the block.
Etymology: pest (an annoying person or thing; a nuisance) + pedestrian (a person walking along a road or in a developed area)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2010-09-13: 06:08:00
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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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Gnghfjygfj
Created by: uiiuiu
Pronunciation: ghuf-fghfg-vfg
Sentence: ftyhfh
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
paynis - uiiuiu, 2014-12-02: 18:10:00
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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, Wilbur continued on, the unmindful ignorambulator, leaving cursing motorists in his wake.
Etymology: Blend of 'ignorant' (lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact) and 'ambulator' (One who walks about; a walker)
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COMMENTS:
Ignoramulator has great "texture"...I was leaning toward something ambulatory, too. Nice word, Mustango! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:47:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:16:00
Also a perfect blend of ignoramus and ambulator! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:39:00
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Perambulance
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: per-AM-byu-lance
Sentence: Pammy, quit wailing like a siren and get off the road. Your perambulancing will get you killed one of these days.
Etymology: perambulate (walk) + ambulance (emergency vehicle that moves at high speed and has right of way)
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COMMENTS:
Huh, just realised I've made three verbotomisms beginning with p in a row. - petaj, 2009-03-03: 07:03:00
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Deadestrian
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ded est reee an
Sentence: the deadestrian must have been an outofhisheadestrian to try crossing there.
Etymology: pedestrian dead
Malviv
Created by: collins2
Pronunciation: Mahl-viv
Sentence: The man was malviv by not following the rules
Etymology: Bad living
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James