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DEFINITION: v. To ignore conventional wisdom and traffic rules by walking in areas normally restricted to motor vehicles. n. An aggressive pedestrian who feels it is their god-given right to walk in the middle of the road.
Verboticisms
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Anticedeped
Created by: kmeder
Pronunciation: anti-ceed-e-ped
Sentence: Tom drove down the road anticedeped, and ignored all those walking down the center of the road.
Etymology: against yield by foot
Pepestrian
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pep est reee an
Sentence: Walking Bull denied being a pepestrian, ststing that he waited for the red man before crossing the road.
Etymology: pedestrian, pest
Psychoantisidewalkism
Created by: 585860
Pronunciation: cy-co-ant-I-side-walk-is-uhm
Sentence: The man on the bike had psychoantisidewalkism so he rode on the highway.
Etymology: psycho- in the mind anti- against
Gnghfjygfj
Created by: uiiuiu
Pronunciation: ghuf-fghfg-vfg
Sentence: ftyhfh
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
paynis - uiiuiu, 2014-12-02: 18:10:00
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Ignorambulator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ig-nor-AM-buhl-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Seemingly unaware of traffic laws or of the fact that he was impeding traffic as well as endangering his very life, Wilbur continued on, the unmindful ignorambulator, leaving cursing motorists in his wake.
Etymology: Blend of 'ignorant' (lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact) and 'ambulator' (One who walks about; a walker)
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COMMENTS:
Ignoramulator has great "texture"...I was leaning toward something ambulatory, too. Nice word, Mustango! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:47:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:16:00
Also a perfect blend of ignoramus and ambulator! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:39:00
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Pedestriantics
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pedest tree ant tiks
Sentence: Luther did not relish going through his pedestriantics just to get a hamburger from next door. He mustard looked on the faces of his passengers, Freddie & Teddy, who were all of 10 years old and quite in-the-know about hamburgers. Fred wasn't as savvy as he emoted, but he would ketchup and Teddy had the drive-through to make things mchappen. They had bun warned, but you know kids...they were the burger kings of all they surveyed!
Etymology: Pedestrian (lacking wit or imagination) & Antics (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent fusion! Very inspired. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:45:00
Playfully excellent sentence and verbote! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:17:00
whopper of a word! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-02: 15:01:00
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Incerebrdemi
Created by: emnbrock
Pronunciation: in-sar-a-bruh-demi
Sentence: That person who just jumped off a bridge is an incerebrdemi.
Etymology: in- not, without; cerebr- brain; demi- people
Dumblethrough
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Dum-bull-threw
Sentence: Shmoe went walking one day and realized he was starving! As he was walking he noticed a blister on the heel of his foot and he was too tired to go inside the burger joint. So, he walks up to the drive through and cuts in line in front of the cars. Thelma at the drive through could not believe this jerk would do such a "Dumbelthrough" act at the drive through.
Etymology: To be dumb and cut through in front of others. (no manners)
Autopeder
Created by: Mathiu
Pronunciation: yoo-tow-pee-dar
Sentence:
Etymology: automobile+pedestrian+-er
Ignorambulator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ig-nor-AM-buhl-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Seemingly unaware of traffic laws or of the fact that he was impeding traffic as well as endangering his very life, Norman continued on, the unmindful ignorambulator, leaving cursing motorists in his wake.
Etymology: : Blend of 'ignoramus' (one who is lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact) and 'ambulator' (One who walks about; a walker)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James