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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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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
Monodrome
Created by: JoePeacock
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The overwhelming monodrome was sweeping across the city: on this one day of the year travelling by car was simply not an option.
Etymology: mono- from the Greek for the number one; -drome from the Greek dromos, meaning running, or race.
Pedoton
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ped-oh-tawn
Sentence: The marathoners ran in a pedoton which moved like a phalanx through the streets and traffic of the city.
Etymology: ped (foot) + peloton (cycilng pack)
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COMMENTS:
This is a very good word which I think runners will like... even they do roll over a few of the slower moving peds. - wordmeister, 2007-03-01: 00:15:00
Yes, I thought peloton would be good too, but liked the image of the way amoeba move. - petaj, 2007-03-01: 04:57:00
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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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Egotrippers
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: egotrippers
Sentence: they are a bunch of egotrippers
Etymology: ego and tripping as in beeing totally in yourselve.
Joggang
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: jogang
Sentence: Did you see that joggang? They nearly ran down an old lady. Fraggin joggang bangers.
Etymology: jog+gang
Raffic
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Raffic
Sentence: There was a lot of raffic on the street this morning.
Etymology: R(unning)+(Tr)affic
Malignajoggers
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: mal/i/gna/djogg/ehrs
Sentence: Those malignajoggers ran over my aunt.
Etymology: Malignent + joggers
Scuttlepack
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation: /SKTLPK/
Sentence: The scuttlepack of joggers training for the upcoming mini-marathon clogged the streets downtown, causing me to be late to work.
Etymology: Scuttle + pack Scuttle conveys both the movement of the runners and the destruction they wreak through their pack-like running style.
Joggernaut
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jog err nawt
Sentence: He could tell by the flash of dayglo on the horizon and the faraway sound of panting that the joggernaut had hit the outskirts
Etymology: jogger juggernaut
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