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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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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
Joglomerate
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: jog-lahm-er-ut
Sentence: The joglomerate was heading straight for us, and we ducked into an alley just in time.
Etymology: jog+conglomerate
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COMMENTS:
Well done. Lot's of stiff competition this time. - ErWenn, 2007-03-02: 09:00:00
I can spell "lots" properly. I must've been distracted by a passing joglomerate or something. - ErWenn, 2007-03-02: 09:02:00
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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.
Raffic
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Raffic
Sentence: There was a lot of raffic on the street this morning.
Etymology: R(unning)+(Tr)affic
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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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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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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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)
Herdjog
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Herd-Jog
Sentence: That herdjog almost got run over by a tractor trailer.
Etymology: Herd + Jog
Prickspack
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pricks + pack
Sentence: I got bowled over by that a prickspack this morning - why can't they look where they're going?
Etymology: Well, you've heard of a six pack...
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