Verboticisms

Created by: MithrilShadow

Pronunciation: ˈbəs-ˈbȯrd-ing

Sentence: She was the master of busboarding, not even sudden stops, sharp turns and traffic accidents could knock her down.

Etymology: Bus: a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule Skate Boarding:to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: trans-stans-it

Sentence: It was easier to transtancit when there were numerous people crammed into the car, they became a cushion especially when the trained screeched along tight corners.

Etymology: transit + stance

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Created by: MissRabbit

Pronunciation: tōō'byə-bŭs

Sentence: Bored by his daily commute, Dan would routinely indulge his fantasies of becoming a pro surfer by tububusing whenever he was on public transportation.

Etymology: From tubular (surfing slang): awesome; and bus: (n) a common form of public transportation, or (v) to ride such a vehicle.

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: strap-float-er

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Etymology: staphanger + floater

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: tran sit dans

Sentence: Whenever Nellie travelled to the city, she would do the transitdance. It might be the subway samba or the bus bump or the train tango, but she managed to do it, without holding on to anytrhing. Too bad it wasn't yet an Olympic sport, because Nellie would win a gold medal!

Etymology: Transit (commute;movement of passengers) & Dance (move in a graceful and rhythmical way)

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Created by: QuantumMechanic

Pronunciation: free tyoob

Sentence: Yesterday, during rush hour, he freetubed all the way from Union Station to Finch and Yonge!

Etymology: free (unbound to restraints) + tube (slang for London Underground, and subways in general)

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Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: air-oh-naught-stix

Sentence: when you practise aironoughtsticks you need good balance.

Etymology: aeronautics = air+ nought meaning zero + sticks

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: met-ro-shufl

Sentence: Miranda seemed to enjoy the rocking and jolting of the subway as she rode to and from her work and outings and had perfected a metroshuffle for her own entertainment as well as providing smiles for her fellow passengers.

Etymology: Blend of 'metro' (subway) and 'shuffle' (to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing)

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COMMENTS:

it's a great workout! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 12:00:00

Like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:56:00

nice - galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:00:00

Gotta like Metroshuffle! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-13: 11:17:00

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Created by: StarLizard

Pronunciation: Transi + Stance

Sentence: Amy transistanced through the whole ride, all the time holding on to her two bags of groceries and her overstuffed purse.

Etymology: Transi - from Transit and Stance, well, from standing :)

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Created by: blackkittynili

Pronunciation: ride-slide-bus

Sentence: She rideslidebussed across the seat so quickly, the only thing I could say was " Man! That Chick Can Slide Dude!"

Etymology: what the hell?? oh right... ride+slide+bus = rideslidebus

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