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DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.
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Clujog
Created by: mattbear
Pronunciation: Kluh-jawg
Sentence: I wanted to make a right turn on 5th, but there was a clujog going by.
Etymology: cluster + jog=clujog
Streetgremlin
Created by: GlennJericho
Pronunciation: street-grem-lin
Sentence: The streetgremlins were causing havok it the streets.
Etymology: gremlin- from the movie "Gremlins." Strange creatures, which spawn other creatures who transform into small, destructive monsters
Pedoton
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ped-o-ton
Sentence: Pedotons are an occupational hazard around here. It has got so bad that they are putting in pedoton lanes alongside the bike lanes.
Etymology: peleton
Runinnies
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: ruh-nin-ees
Sentence: The lexus driver nearly had a heart attack as a group of runinnies obliviously ran right into the intersection despite having a don't walk sign.
Etymology: run + ninny
Ignoruneam
Created by: drudra
Pronunciation: ig-nohr-uhn-ihm
Sentence: Shortly after the start of the "Round the City" race, one could spot a few ignoruneams at various locations of the race route.
Etymology: [Ignor] from Ignorant + [run] from running + [eam] from team. Ignorant Running Teams - without distinction of leader or follower, ignorant to traffic rules, signals and pedestrians, moving as a team.
Joggerhogs
Created by: graypenguin
Pronunciation: jah-ger-hogs
Sentence: Those darn joggerhogs think they own the road!
Etymology:
Crappernapper
Created by: kakashi13
Pronunciation: Cra per na per
Sentence: I didn't know Jo was a crappernapper!
Etymology: A person who takes a nap while on the toilet.
Crascade
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KRAS-kade
Sentence: Bob was walking along the road by the seaside, munching on a doughnut, when all of sudden a pack of runners careered by. He watched them go by in awe, and the sight was enough to make him toss the doughnut in a bin, and become part of this athplethe. Little did he know that his chance meeting with this crascade and their ranipulations would be the start of a two-hour-long, helotonic roadmare.
Etymology: Blend of crass & cade of motorcade, etc. Crass:lacking in discrimination & sensibilty; -cade: procession of people travelling in motorcars (also cavalcade & cascade). Heletonic : blend of hell & peloton & ic.
Runstupor
Created by: pakka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The joggers were all in a runstupor and when they crossed the street were hit by the bus.
Etymology:
Juggermob
Created by: Pseudonym
Pronunciation: jug-ger-mob
Sentence: "I was just wandering along and nearly got mowed down by a juggermob!"
Etymology: juggernaut + mob
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FreeToys - 2007-08-31: 06:38:00
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