DEFINITION: n. A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike. v. To run in a herd without watching where you are going.

Amoebdash

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: a-MEEB-dash

Sentence: The frantic crowd panicked, breaking into a run to form an amoebdash. From the helicopter above it looked like a giant amoeba oozing through the city streets taking traffic and pedestrians in its path.

Etymology: amoeba (a single cell organism characterised by a jelly-like mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions) + mob (crowd) + dash (run fast)

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