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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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Herdaling
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: her dah ling
Sentence: the team ran so close to each other they were herdaling together.
Etymology: from herding and hurdling
Joggernaut
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jopg gur nawtt
Sentence: The joggernaut appeared large and quite formidable as it came down the road. It was amazing how one small(cranky) pitbull could cause such a massive effect.
Etymology: juggernaut, jog
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COMMENTS:
good word...run with it! - Nosila, 2009-09-21: 12:26:00
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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
Demolcrashic
Created by: kateh
Pronunciation: dem-uhl-crash-ik
Sentence: One of these days I'm going to run over one of the members of this demolcrashic that runs down this street every Saturday morning when they are taking over the road.
Etymology: demolish (to ruin or destroy) + demographic (the statistical data of a population) + crash (to collide, especially violently and noisily)
Malignajoggers
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: mal/i/gna/djogg/ehrs
Sentence: Those malignajoggers ran over my aunt.
Etymology: Malignent + joggers
Floorit
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: floor/it
Sentence: The group of runners in their little silky shorts ignored the traffic signal. She grinned as she gunned it and said "Yeehaw, a group of floorits!"
Etymology: Floor: Put the pedal to the medal. It
Stampedestrian
Created by: whimsy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The cross-country runners quickly formed a group of stampedestrians at the beginning of the race, promptly mowing down a dogwalker, a small child, and a squirrel that was in their path.
Etymology: stampede + pedestrians
Trotpack
Created by: sunny
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The old woman was crushed by the huge trotpack.
Etymology:
Swarmenemies
Created by: magenta
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Swarmenemies are my sworn enemies when I'm trying to drive to work
Etymology:
Egotrippers
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: egotrippers
Sentence: they are a bunch of egotrippers
Etymology: ego and tripping as in beeing totally in yourselve.
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