Verboticism: Antipathetiquist
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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Roverstepping
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: rove er step ping
Sentence: The bands of roverstepping teens were frightfully irritating to the motorists.
Etymology: ROVER, OVERSTEPPING. Rover - somebody who wanders from place to place. Overstepping - exceeding boundaries and limits.
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. Good construction. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:49:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:14:00
Rover is also a vehicle manufacturer - petaj, 2009-03-03: 06:59:00
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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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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
Anencephalo
Created by: patrick
Pronunciation: an-en-ceph-alo
Sentence: The anencephalo was waliking through traffic during rush hour.
Etymology: an-not without, Greek encephalo-brain, Greek
Deadped
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Ded-ped
Sentence: Look at that deadped thinking they can ignore the rules of traffic and walk through a drive thru.
Etymology: A pedestrian could get killed doing that, mostly cause imma run them over
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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Anticedeped
Created by: kmeder
Pronunciation: anti-ceed-e-ped
Sentence: Tom drove down the road anticedeped, and ignored all those walking down the center of the road.
Etymology: against yield by foot
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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