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'Wait! Can't you guys read? That's a stop sign!'

DEFINITION: A group of runners that moves as a single entity, ignoring traffic signals and pedestrians alike.

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Phalope

Created by: kundalinikat

Pronunciation: fay-lohp

Sentence: Fearlessly, the phalope thundered up the onramp and into traffic; the marathon would not end.

Etymology: Phalanx + lope = phalope.

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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

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Runagram

Created by: savta

Pronunciation: ruh - nuh - gram

Sentence: Pedestrians and drivers alike took evasive action as the runagram hurtled towards them.

Etymology: English run; Latin ag- field or open space; English ram (as in battering ram)

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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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Marapede

Created by: Martin

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The start of the race created a marapede of epic proportion.

Etymology: marathon + stampede

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Runtards

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: run-tards

Sentence: The runtards jogged through downtown Manhattan, taking out a news stand, a hotdog vendor, and a little old lady along the way.

Etymology: run, retards

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Maramob

Created by: itsme

Pronunciation: May-rah-mawb

Sentence: Suzy was annoyed when she almost ran over the maramob.

Etymology: marathon; mob

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Muppetrun

Created by: lindsaybpink

Pronunciation: muppet - run

Sentence: Whilst waiting to cross the road a group of stupidily rude runners sped past me. At first I thought they were running a marathon and then realised they were just a bunch of muppets, running! Taking part in a muppetrun

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