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DEFINITION: n. A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike. v. To run in a herd without watching where you are going.
Verboticisms
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Noseeinggofasters
Created by: idonnathepiranha
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Those noseeinggofasters would have gotten there alot faster if they would of drove their vehicle.
Etymology: Blind; but can see if looking,depart,take off,swift moving,human health species.
Herdathon
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: HER-da-THON
Sentence: I was walking my dog this morning when a herdathon ploughed into us - and then were shocked when three of them tripped over the dog-leash!
Etymology: 'herd' - a group of (often-) mindless beasts '-thon' - as in 'marathon'
Stompede
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: stom-PEED
Sentence: While trying to cross 5th Avenue I was nearly taken out by a taxi, a bus, and then a stompede of fitness freaks.
Etymology: stomp stomp stomp oh no, there they go!
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COMMENTS:
Simpler than mine...here's my vote! - Discoveria, 2007-03-01: 05:20:00
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Marathrong
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mar/a/throng
Sentence: The marathrong consisted of over a thousand runners who ignored the light signals and blocked the intersection for three light changes.
Etymology: marathon + throng
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COMMENTS:
very nice - petaj, 2007-03-01: 04:53:00
another great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-01: 09:19:00
I like it - mugglesport, 2007-03-01: 10:40:00
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Packhazard
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pak-haz-erd
Sentence: The running club group was off and running in it's typical packhazard fasion, ignoring traffic and traffic signals, pedestrians and anything else that might get in their way.
Etymology: Blend of pack and hazard, play on the work haphazard
Fluck
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: fluk
Sentence: It was great fun to do their jogging in the middle of of the city at rush hour and as a fluck they couldn't be ignored! people slowed down or stopped their cars to let them through.
Etymology: amalgamate of flock and truck
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COMMENTS:
Fluck as in "what the fluck? Get out of the way!!!"? - Discoveria, 2007-03-01: 11:13:00
I'll be using this word to describe a lot of annoying groups of things. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-01: 11:59:00
.. and not just "groups of things". Some of those runners are flucking egopists takeing up half of the road! - w5lf9s, 2007-03-01: 13:21:00
How about the always present fluck of movie-goers ever-so-slowly ambling out of the theater? Makes me want to scream "Fire!" - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-01: 18:30:00
..or that fluck of ants, in single file no less, going in and out of your pantry.. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-01: 19:11:00
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Shoekluxklan
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: shu/klux/klan
Sentence: After dark, on a rain slicked road, the shoekluxklan, reflective strips glowing eerily, thundered past, eyes forward, a single goal in mind - to burn calories.
Etymology: shoe + Ku Klux Klan
Stampedestrians
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Stam-peed-est-tree-ans
Sentence: Traffic came to a standstill after a collision in which a truck clearly had more momentum than the stampedestrians it bowled over.
Etymology: Stampede + pedestrians. Bit of a near miss, since the definition calls for a collective noun...
Easystriders
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: Ez-zE-strI-ders
Sentence: David and his gang of easystriders set out to accomplish the runners high, stopping at nothing, and stomping anything in their path.
Etymology: easy rider/ stride, a runners motion
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COMMENTS:
Good one Toad! They are kinda like those bike gangs. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-01: 08:38:00
very good word toadstool57 - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-01: 13:50:00
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Shoekluxklan
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: shu/klux/klan
Sentence: After dark, on a rain slicked road the shoekluxklan, reflective stripes glowing eerily, thundered past, eyes forward, a single goal in mind - burning calories
Etymology: shoe +Ku Klux Klan
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COMMENTS:
scary but funny - porsche, 2007-03-01: 10:59:00
Best word of the day! Funny and pokes fun at runners and racers and racists - multi-layered humour. Now what's a good word for multi-layered intelligent humour? How about 'bantier'? - Stevenson0, 2007-03-01: 11:47:00
how about witfulness? - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-01: 13:26:00
Whimsiwhizwit. Naw, looks Russian. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-01: 14:05:00
looks like you might get snowed in again purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-01: 16:16:00
Thanks for the warning Jabber. Looks like freezing rain and a melting of the snow. My sump pump will be getting a good workout. My state's weather motto - we put the "vain" in Pennsylvainia. (My spelling, of course.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-01: 18:27:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Jabberwocky.
Thank you Jabberwocky! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-03-01: 20:50:00
Lots of similar thinking on this one.
wordmeister - 2007-03-01: 22:10:00
Hey ErWenn, The way I see it there are two groups of words here. Those who like runners:Easystriders, Pedoton, Marathrong, and your Jogstalt. And those who don't: Stompede, Jogmob, Syncrunidiots, Stampedestrian, and the Shoekluxklan! Overall -- very creative!
Today's definition was suggested by Jabberwocky. Thank you Jabberwocky. ~ James
mutya123 - 2011-02-03: 07:15:00
heeheheheh