Verboticism: Suisidewalk
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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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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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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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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Hikerchick
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: hi - kur - chik
Sentence: Betty had recently became a hikerchick... She walked everywhere, even in places where only vehicles should be allowed; but no one could stop her.
Etymology: play on bikerchick also hiker and chick.
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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COMMENTS:
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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Ilgnomonics
Created by: 796063
Pronunciation: Il-nom-in-ics
Sentence: The man who held up a metal pole during a lightning storm displayed a keen sense of ilgnomonics.
Etymology: il (without), gnomon (knowledge), ics (knowledge)
Acure
Created by: pandaman
Pronunciation: a-cure
Sentence: He acures in the drive-thru.
Etymology: without care
Orthopath
Created by: AMEE3
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
orthpath... - AMEE3, 2010-09-13: 12:28:00
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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, 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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Dumblethrough
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Dum-bull-threw
Sentence: Shmoe went walking one day and realized he was starving! As he was walking he noticed a blister on the heel of his foot and he was too tired to go inside the burger joint. So, he walks up to the drive through and cuts in line in front of the cars. Thelma at the drive through could not believe this jerk would do such a "Dumbelthrough" act at the drive through.
Etymology: To be dumb and cut through in front of others. (no manners)
