Verboticism: Sneakerswarm
DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Jogneglefic
Created by: tdm737
Pronunciation: jog neg le fic
Sentence: Jognegleficing is illegal unless your running in a marathon.
Etymology: Joggers + neglect + traffic. Joggers who neglect traffic signs.
Runpede
Created by: duefiori
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As I was driving through the city i was delayed by a runpede passing by.
Etymology: run + stampede
Runstupor
Created by: pakka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The joggers were all in a runstupor and when they crossed the street were hit by the bus.
Etymology:
Pedemob
Created by: willtuck
Pronunciation: ped-eh-mob
Sentence: "Look out! There's a pedemob coming your way!"
Etymology: Pedestrian + Mob
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)
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.
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
Runagram
Created by: savta
Pronunciation: ruh - nuh - gram
Sentence: Pedestrians and drivers alike took evasive action as the runagram hurtled towards them.
Etymology: English run; Latin ag- field or open space; English ram (as in battering ram)
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
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