Verboticism: Dasholes
DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Moronithoners
Created by: andbot37
Pronunciation: more-ON-ə-thon-ers
Sentence: MORONITHONERS successfully combine the arts of masochism and mass annoyance by running across the street against cross traffic.
Etymology: Moroni- from moronic Thoners- from marathon
Squadrun
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: skwod - ruhn
Sentence: Only half of the squadrun was hit by the bus, the rest kept on going like nothing happened.
Etymology: squad + run, like squadron as in flight formation or a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose
Muppetrun
Created by: lindsaybpink
Pronunciation: muppet - run
Sentence: Whilst waiting to cross the road a group of stupidily rude runners sped past me. At first I thought they were running a marathon and then realised they were just a bunch of muppets, running! Taking part in a muppetrun
Etymology:
Pedemob
Created by: willtuck
Pronunciation: ped-eh-mob
Sentence: "Look out! There's a pedemob coming your way!"
Etymology: Pedestrian + Mob
Endorphaudacinions
Created by: proudparnt
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The group of endorphaudacinions ran through like they owned the road.
Etymology: Endorph...from the chemical release prompted by running ...leading to audacious behavior.
Aerobiborg
Created by: davidrmarlborough
Pronunciation: air - oh - beh - borg
Sentence: Even though the turn signal was green, I had to check my right side for the presence of an aerobiborg in hopes of avoiding direct contact. As it's numbers grow the aerobiborg want only one thing - to assimilate!
Etymology: aerobi (from aerobic, the type of activity the borg engage in) + borg (the single consciousness you fall victim to when you join the collective)
Ignoruneam
Created by: drudra
Pronunciation: ig-nohr-uhn-ihm
Sentence: Shortly after the start of the "Round the City" race, one could spot a few ignoruneams at various locations of the race route.
Etymology: [Ignor] from Ignorant + [run] from running + [eam] from team. Ignorant Running Teams - without distinction of leader or follower, ignorant to traffic rules, signals and pedestrians, moving as a team.
Pedoton
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ped-o-ton
Sentence: Pedotons are an occupational hazard around here. It has got so bad that they are putting in pedoton lanes alongside the bike lanes.
Etymology: peleton
Joggernauts
Created by: harveyjones
Pronunciation: jog-gur-nots
Sentence: I narrowly missed these cursed JOGGERNAUTS yesterday
Etymology: Jog: To move by shoving, bumping, or jerking. Jugernaut: Something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed. (American Heritage Dictionary)
Juggermob
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: jug-ger-mob
Sentence: "I was just wandering along and nearly got mowed down by a juggermob!"
Etymology: juggernaut + mob