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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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Herdjog
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: Herd-Jog
Sentence: That herdjog almost got run over by a tractor trailer.
Etymology: Herd + Jog
Egotrippers
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: egotrippers
Sentence: they are a bunch of egotrippers
Etymology: ego and tripping as in beeing totally in yourselve.
Zonecrowd
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: zown-croud
Sentence: Rachel was locked in a zonecrowd of runners toward the end of the marathon.
Etymology: zone, crowd
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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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
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'
Amaurotang
Created by: rickki
Pronunciation: amaurotang is a mixture of amaurotic which means blindness and gang. said like am-or-o-tang
Sentence: "Gosh look at that amorotang mum!"
Etymology:
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
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.
Clusterflock
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kləstərfläk
Sentence: Roger continued to root for his home team despite the fact that they were a complete clusterflock.
Etymology: cluster (a group of similar objects growing closely together) + flock (a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together) A play off of cluster(expletive)
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