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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.
Verboticisms
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Transfalance
Created by: comborracha
Pronunciation:
Sentence: With all the seats taken on the light rail, I had to transfalance for 12 miles on the way to work yesterday!
Etymology: transit+free (i.e. handsfree)+ balance
Swaytionmaster
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sway/shun/mas/ter
Sentence: After years of riding the subway and never being able to get a seat, Jenny had become a swaytionmaster riding and surfing the subway without ever having to hold onto a rail.
Etymology: SWAYTIONMASTER - noun - from SWAY + STATIONMASTER
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-10-10: 05:10:00
love it - galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:01:00
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Wobbletransing
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: wob-ble-trans-ing
Sentence: The train was so crowded, Ellen spent the whole ride wobbletransing again.
Etymology:
Transistance
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 :)
Busshuffle
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: buss/shuffle
Sentence: The busshuffle is an entertaining past time for daily commuters
Etymology: bus + shuffle
Subswaying
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: sŭb-swā'-ĭng
Sentence: That lady with the ugly, red skirt was holding her puke-green handbag while talking on her cell phone with the other hand, until finally exiting at the 114th Street station, subswaying all the way uptown like a pro -- a remarkable display of Metropoise, in my opinion.
Etymology: subway - an underground electric railroad (sub-, Latin prefix, "under" & -way, Old English, wegh "road") + sway - to move or swing to and fro (Middle English, sweyen)
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COMMENTS:
She had some righteous skills, but her fashion sense was totally gnarly dude!! - Tigger, 2007-11-13: 02:40:00
Nice word-I like "metropoise" too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-13: 17:44:00
good word! - yaelash, 2007-11-13: 18:17:00
Hey Tigger, I see you like the drawing today. Thanks! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-11-14: 00:02:00
Oh, the drawing is great, but that subswayer needs a a fashion-911. - Tigger, 2007-11-14: 00:21:00
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Rideslidebus
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
Shuttleskating
Created by: Abraxised
Pronunciation: shut-tle-skayt-ing
Sentence: That man can shuttleskate!
Etymology:
Freerailing
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ph-ree-ray-ling
Sentence: Frank's germophobia made it necessary to freerail his way to work everyday; he'd rather eat tacks than hold onto the grimey handrails and straps.
Etymology: free (as in not secured) + railing (as in railroad)
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COMMENTS:
That sounds like a sport too... Nice one! - Tigger, 2007-11-14: 00:25:00
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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.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
Kevcom - 2007-11-13: 06:53:00
Interesting definition today!
Thanks! And it's a great sport too. Try it next time you ride the bus. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James