Verboticisms

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: me-truh-greyd

Sentence: Tim was experiecing metrograde as he bounced along on the vapidtransit system, thinking back on his weekend in Monaco watching truly rapid transit in the form of a grand prix. Of course, he lost his metrosexappeal when the drool dribbled down his chin and puddled on his chest.

Etymology: metro transit + retrograde

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COMMENTS:

I think I've seen Tim on my way to work and almost slipped in the drool - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-25: 13:27:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sub/tohs

Sentence: Subtose overtakes the passengers as they settle down for the long ride to the city core from suburbia.

Etymology: subway, suburbanite + comatose

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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: DUM - BUS - STRUK

Sentence: Dean would always be dumbustrucked whilst commuting to work. Staring out the window falling in love with strange women was a great distraction from being a sad straphanger

Etymology: DUMBSTRUCK (unresponsive, stupefied, speechless) plus a simple "U" alluding to "bus" dumb + bus + struck

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Hip-no-trip

Sentence: Having to commute to work everyday, Sam would often drift into a hypnotrip and dream he was going home to pick up his suitcase to take with him on his luxury holiay in barbados.

Etymology: Hypno(hypnotic-Sleep inducing) + Trip( a journey or excursion) = Hypnotrip

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COMMENTS:

Good one - Mustang, 2008-08-26: 23:59:00

YEAH! I LOVE HYPNOTRIP...wish i'd thought of it. Very snappy sound! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:15:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: toob/a/tohs

Sentence: As passengers settle down for the long ride to the city core, tubatose overtakes the passengers until they arrive at their destination.

Etymology: tube (British subway) + comatose

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Created by: SethelMerman

Pronunciation: Trip-no-tyz-dh

Sentence: I was tripnotized by the dancers on the subway, and ended up watching them till three stops passed my own.

Etymology: Trip+hypnotized

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COMMENTS:

EXCELLENT! - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-26: 23:01:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: muh-lays-tran-zit

Sentence: It was interesting to see the level of malaisetrasit fluctuate from bad to severe as the week drug on and my traveling partners on the subway became less and less responsive.

Etymology: malaise + mass transit

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: co-ma-co-MYOO-ta

Sentence: He was a coma, comacommuter, with ipod in his ears and abstracted kind of sneer. He had no idea, he'd gone past central, he just blankly stared ahead, fellow travellers thought him dead.

Etymology: Sung to the tune of Copa Copacabana. You all know what a coma is, and what a commuter is.

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COMMENTS:

Please sing the next line... - petaj, 2010-01-28: 06:10:00

Terrific - although you planted an earworm and I'm going to have it all day. - mrskellyscl, 2010-01-28: 09:05:00

His name was Rico, he worked for Ricoh, but that was four years ago when he used to have a job. Now it's a commute but not for Rico, he just rides around all days in a transitory daze... - Nosila, 2010-01-28: 09:15:00

I thought it was Karma Chameleon by Culture Club - Koekbroer, 2010-01-28: 11:38:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: transs - port - ay - shun

Sentence: While riding the metro to and from his work Melvin had developed remarkable tranceportation techniques wherein he could believe he was on vacation in Hawaii rather than on the bus in Portland.

Etymology: Play on the word transportation with the inclusion of the word 'trance' (a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent word... - Nosila, 2008-08-26: 20:45:00

When you awake, you will remember nothing..... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:00:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: ZOM-myoot

Sentence: Bob zommuted by train in a traverie, to and from his workplace for more than 30 years, until the MTA opened a new section of the underground loop. And, now, like "Charlie on the MTA" he rides for ever 'neath the streets of Melbourne... ...... NO; Roxie doesn't, like Charlie's good wife, pass him a sandwich as the train comes rumblin through! Anyway, O.H.& S laws wouldn't allow her to. Hello to all in Boston.

Etymology: Blend of ZOMBIE: a person whose behavior or responses are wooden, or seemingly rote; automaton & COMMUTE: to travel regularly over some distance, as from a suburb into a city and back.

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COMMENTS:

I often zommute to work - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-26: 12:51:00

You have to respect the rights of the Undead.... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:03:00

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