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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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Blindrunners
Created by: StigAllan
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had to run alone as it was dangerous to run with those blindrunners.
Etymology:
Endorphaudacinions
Created by: proudparnt
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The group of endorphaudacinions ran through like they owned the road.
Etymology: Endorph...from the chemical release prompted by running ...leading to audacious behavior.
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.
Runimal
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: RUN-e-mal
Sentence: I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting that runimal
Etymology: run + animal
Squadrun
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: skwod - ruhn
Sentence: Only half of the squadrun was hit by the bus, the rest kept on going like nothing happened.
Etymology: squad + run, like squadron as in flight formation or a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose
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.
Numbathon
Created by: tamilian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Oh my GOD!They've started the numbathon again!!
Etymology: Numb(dont feel a thing around them)+marathon(running as a group)
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
Aerobiborg
Created by: davidrmarlborough
Pronunciation: air - oh - beh - borg
Sentence: Even though the turn signal was green, I had to check my right side for the presence of an aerobiborg in hopes of avoiding direct contact. As it's numbers grow the aerobiborg want only one thing - to assimilate!
Etymology: aerobi (from aerobic, the type of activity the borg engage in) + borg (the single consciousness you fall victim to when you join the collective)
Autoimpede
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: aw toh im peed
Sentence: The floats and marching band came to a screeching halt as the autoimpede passed by
Etymology: automobile impede centipede
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FreeToys - 2007-08-31: 06:38:00
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