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'But I don't want my hamburger in a car'

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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Andragnos

Created by: jleit

Pronunciation: Ayn Drag Nos

Sentence: Stupid andragos!

Etymology: a-andr-gnos

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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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metrohumanx VERY good! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-05: 13:14:00

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Orthopath

Created by: AMEE3

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

orthpath... - AMEE3, 2010-09-13: 12:28:00

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Pedestriantics

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pedest tree ant tiks

Sentence: Luther did not relish going through his pedestriantics just to get a hamburger from next door. He mustard looked on the faces of his passengers, Freddie & Teddy, who were all of 10 years old and quite in-the-know about hamburgers. Fred wasn't as savvy as he emoted, but he would ketchup and Teddy had the drive-through to make things mchappen. They had bun warned, but you know kids...they were the burger kings of all they surveyed!

Etymology: Pedestrian (lacking wit or imagination) & Antics (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)

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metrohumanx Excellent fusion! Very inspired. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:45:00

Playfully excellent sentence and verbote! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:17:00

whopper of a word! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-02: 15:01:00

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Gnghfjygfj

Created by: uiiuiu

Pronunciation: ghuf-fghfg-vfg

Sentence: ftyhfh

Etymology:

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paynis - uiiuiu, 2014-12-02: 18:10:00

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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

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Megaperpoly

Created by: ryan14

Pronunciation: mega-purp-aly

Sentence: look at this megaperpoly holding up the line with his dumb questions!

Etymology: roman

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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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metrohumanx 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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Perambulance

petaj

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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petaj 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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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

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-03-02: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-09-13: 00:41:00
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James