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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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Malviv
Created by: collins2
Pronunciation: Mahl-viv
Sentence: The man was malviv by not following the rules
Etymology: Bad living
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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Nikerider
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nigh krigh derr
Sentence: The nikerider switched lanes once too aften and was thrown skyward, staying in the air longer than Air Jordan had ever managed.
Etymology: night rider, nike shoes
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:15:00
Airudite! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:30:00
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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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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, 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)
Malsophy
Created by: jessi18
Pronunciation: Mal-so-fee.
Sentence: Walking in the middle of the road requires ample malsophy.
Etymology: Mal-wrong sophy-wisdom
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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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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James