Verboticism: Heople
DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Jogthrong
Created by: elron
Pronunciation: jog-throng
Sentence: I tried to cross the street, but the jogthrong blocked my way for two minutes.
Etymology: From jog - to run at a slow pace and throng - a large group of people moving together.
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
Sneakerswarm
Created by: smdev
Pronunciation: snee-kerswawrm
Sentence: Mary moved off the sidewalk to allow an approaching sneakerswarm to pass.
Etymology:
Dasholes
Created by: joelb
Pronunciation: DASH-holes
Sentence: I missed the light because those dasholes couldn't stop for ten seconds!
Etymology: dash + assholes
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)
Oblivicizers
Created by: radrach
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sharon was nearly run over by some unruly oblivicizers while walking her dog this morning.
Etymology: oblivious+ exercisers
Athlemmings
Created by: SoyLocoMoco
Pronunciation: ath-lem-ings
Sentence: That whole pack of athlemmings got crushed when the first one failed to see the truck.
Etymology: athlete + lemmings
Clannore
Created by: skepsis
Pronunciation: klan-or
Sentence: A large clannor almost caused a crash today when they ran through a stop sign.
Etymology: clan and ignore
Marathrong
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mar/a/throng
Sentence: The marathrong consisted of over a thousand runners who ignored the light signals and blocked the intersection for three light changes.
Etymology: marathon + throng