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'Man! That chick can ride.'

DEFINITION: v., To "surf", or ride in a freestanding position on a bus, train or subway. n., A sport popular among transit riders who attempt to complete the entire commute in a freestanding position without using the handrails.

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Surfbutneverhold

Created by: emilylind

Pronunciation: Say surf then never and finally hold .

Sentence: Shes a great Surfbutneverhold .

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Masstransportalent

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Mass-tranz-por-tal-unt

Sentence: Gertrude put her masstransportalent to good use when she had to stand for the entire route while riding the fully loaded and shaky subway.

Etymology: Mass transport + talent

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Busshuffle

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: buss/shuffle

Sentence: The busshuffle is an entertaining past time for daily commuters

Etymology: bus + shuffle

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Busance

Created by: yaelash

Pronunciation: bus-ance

Sentence: the girl entered bus holding all her shoping bags and had to gather all her skill to busance herself when the bus started to gain speed.

Etymology: the combination of bus & balance, meaning: trying to balance oneself in a bus.

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Tububus

MissRabbit

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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Busboarding

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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Rideur

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: ri dur

Sentence: I am da riduer

Etymology: I am french surfer on the bus

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Swaysionmaster

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sway/shun/master

Sentence: Carl was king of the swaytionmasters with his Elvis moves.

Etymology: station master + sway

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COMMENTS:

Spot on Stevo: Sure was a lot of shake, rattle and roll on Melbourne's old "red-rattlers." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-13: 17:50:00

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Strapfloater

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: strap-float-er

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Etymology: staphanger + floater

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Equaride

Created by: looseball

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-13: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'

Kevcom - 2007-11-13: 06:53:00
Interesting definition today!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-14: 00:00:00
Thanks! And it's a great sport too. Try it next time you ride the bus. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-09: 00:17:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James