DEFINITION: v. To ignore conventional wisdom and traffic rules by walking in areas normally restricted to motor vehicles. n. An aggressive pedestrian who feels it is their god-given right to walk in the middle of the road.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Pedestriantics: /pedest tree ant tiks/ Luther did not relish going through his pedestriantics just to get a hamburger from next door. He mustard looked on the faces of his passengers, Freddie & Teddy, who were all of 10 years old and quite in-the-know about hamburgers.
Fred wasn’t as savvy as he emoted, but he would ketchup and Teddy had the drive-through to make things mchappen.
They had bun warned, but you know kids…they were the burger kings of all they surveyed! Etymology: Pedestrian (lacking wit or imagination) & Antics (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Pedestriantics:
metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:45:00
Excellent fusion! Very inspired.silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:17:00
Playfully excellent sentence and verbote!galwaywegian, 2009-03-02: 15:01:00
whopper of a word!
Jayfarer: /jay-fair-er/ The jayfarer caused havoc on the freeway this morning trying to dodge 100 mile per hour traffic. Etymology: JAYFARER – noun – from JAYWALKER (to cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner) + WAYFARER (a pedestrian who walks from place to place on foot) Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Jayfarer:
readerwriter, 2009-03-02: 09:36:00
He is a poor jayfaring stranger…travelling through this world of woe…(from the folk song, “I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger.”silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:29:00
A farevorite!galwaywegian, 2009-03-02: 15:02:00
nicemweinmann, 2009-03-03: 07:52:00
like it.
Roverstepping: /rove er step ping/ The bands of roverstepping teens were frightfully irritating to the motorists. Etymology: ROVER, OVERSTEPPING. Rover – somebody who wanders from place to place. Overstepping – exceeding boundaries and limits. Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments on Roverstepping:
metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 05:49:00
Nice word. Good construction.Jabberwocky, 2009-03-02: 10:14:00
terrificpetaj, 2009-03-03: 06:59:00
Rover is also a vehicle manufacturer
Strideology: /stry-dee-ol-oh-gee/ Stan’s strideology was that humans are indigenous to the planet and therefore always have the right of way over mechanical devices such as cars. Etymology: stride + ideology Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Strideology:
metrohumanx, 2009-03-02: 06:09:00
Damned clever! Very cerebral, too.mweinmann, 2009-03-02: 07:58:00
funny…I like it.silveryaspen, 2009-03-02: 10:19:00
Ideal!
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