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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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Pedesastrian
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: ped es ass tri an
Sentence: She'd seldom seen pedesatrians bare-foot their way through the busy drive-thru (when the store front was nearly empty)! She tersely told him, "No barefoot pedesastrians in the drive thru lane"! Cars behind him honked. The man didn't seem to care. She reluctantly watched him proudly, mechanically, pad his feet onto the busy six-lane road, his soles black with car exhaust. This pedesastrian was even ignoring the red light! AHHHH!
Etymology: From the words pedestrian, ass and disaster. A person who unwisely or unknowingly, travels by foot on vehicle-only routes, often to disastrous consequences.
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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Autopeder
Created by: Mathiu
Pronunciation: yoo-tow-pee-dar
Sentence:
Etymology: automobile+pedestrian+-er
Andragnos
Created by: jleit
Pronunciation: Ayn Drag Nos
Sentence: Stupid andragos!
Etymology: a-andr-gnos
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
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
Dysanthropdiaterra
Created by: rianna
Pronunciation: dis-an-thow-pa-dat-erra
Sentence: The dysanthropdiaterra walked through the road with out even looking both ways because he felt he had the right of way.
Etymology: dys-bad anthrop-man, human dia-through, across terra-land
Strideology
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: stry/dee/ol/oh/gee
Sentence: Stan's strideology was that humans are indigenous to the planet and therefore always have the right of way over mechanical devices such as cars.
Etymology: stride + ideology
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COMMENTS:
Damned clever! Very cerebral, too. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 06:09:00
funny...I like it. - mweinmann, 2009-03-02: 07:58:00
Ideal! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:19:00
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Antisophy
Created by: brocknem
Pronunciation: An-ti-sof-ee
Sentence: As the pedestrian was doing many Antisophy tasks, a burglar came up to him and shanked him.
Etymology: Anti- against -sophy - wise
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COMMENTS:
wooowww im quite shocked to be honest with you. - brocknem, 2010-09-13: 12:30:00
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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)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James