Verboticism: Crascade
DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Obliviherd
Created by: Heather
Pronunciation: oh-BLIV-ee-hurd
Sentence: Pedestrians were sent scattering by the inexorable approach of the obliviherd.
Etymology: Oblivious (unaware, uncaring) + herd (large number of animals or people travelling together)
Crascade
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KRAS-kade
Sentence: Bob was walking along the road by the seaside, munching on a doughnut, when all of sudden a pack of runners careered by. He watched them go by in awe, and the sight was enough to make him toss the doughnut in a bin, and become part of this athplethe. Little did he know that his chance meeting with this crascade and their ranipulations would be the start of a two-hour-long, helotonic roadmare.
Etymology: Blend of crass & cade of motorcade, etc. Crass:lacking in discrimination & sensibilty; -cade: procession of people travelling in motorcars (also cavalcade & cascade). Heletonic : blend of hell & peloton & ic.
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Antilopers
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: antee-lohp-erz
Sentence: The antilopers ran over the crossing gaurd on their way to the icecream stand
Etymology: Anti - (opposed to, negative) lope - (a long or easy stride)
Bumpertargets
Created by: fanoog
Pronunciation:
Sentence: those idiots are bumpertargets!
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Runinnies
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: ruh-nin-ees
Sentence: The lexus driver nearly had a heart attack as a group of runinnies obliviously ran right into the intersection despite having a don't walk sign.
Etymology: run + ninny
Streetgremlin
Created by: GlennJericho
Pronunciation: street-grem-lin
Sentence: The streetgremlins were causing havok it the streets.
Etymology: gremlin- from the movie "Gremlins." Strange creatures, which spawn other creatures who transform into small, destructive monsters
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.
Assletes
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: ass' - leets
Sentence: There's nothing wrong with those Assletes that an 18 wheeler can't cure
Etymology: asshole/athletes
Joggerhogs
Created by: graypenguin
Pronunciation: jah-ger-hogs
Sentence: Those darn joggerhogs think they own the road!
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Jogapede
Created by: barabajagal
Pronunciation: jaw-guh-peed
Sentence: Crossing the street with a precariously balanced tray of coffee for the entire office, I was nearly spun out of control by a 20-strong jogapede.
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