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'Abandon your cars and be free'

DEFINITION: The smug feeling of superiority that runners get when they pass cars trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

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Smogiorty

Created by: queeny

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After a 1/2 hour of jogging on the 401 I felt that runners smogiorty that all city jocks get.

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Euphorunniac

franke

Created by: franke

Pronunciation: u-for-run-i-ac

Sentence: Amy was labelled a euphorunniac for her commitment to running through sleet, snow, slush and bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Etymology: You-for-run-iac

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Rkm

Created by: timmy

Pronunciation: r k m

Sentence: your rkm.

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Pedposity

bjorn

Created by: bjorn

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The young woman's pedposity was so blatant she might as well have had a "my other car is a bicycle" bumper sticker across the back of her running shorts.

Etymology: pedestrian + pomposity

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Heropiedster

wordygrrrl

Created by: wordygrrrl

Pronunciation: Hero-pi-ed-ster

Sentence: Speeding past the bumper-to-bumper traffic Liza's heart swelled with pride. She was a real heropiedster, not trapped in a car going nowhere.

Etymology: Hero-pied-ster

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Hubbahogger

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: "Hubbahogger": just like it's spelled

Sentence: If there's one thing I can't stand in rush hour traffic is a happy "hubbahogger" in my lane!

Etymology: "Hubba" (adj.) from ancient Greek meaning an exaggerated pride that comes from standing in front of a mirror far too long. "Hogger" (n.) relating to unrestrained uulations, loose lips, and jolly-bad judgment often landing one in deep doodoo.

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Suckalicity

Created by: verbotic

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Queuephoria

Created by: chris

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Shoephoria

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She had a great sense of shoephoria as her running shoe shod feet outdistanced the traffic jam

Etymology: shoe + euphoria

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COMMENTS:

I look forward to the cartoon and the definition each day - great fun! - mother, 2006-11-10: 08:11:00

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Comments:

jrogan - 2006-11-09: 21:11:00
Passing gassity? Is that good for the environment?

- 2006-11-10: 06:11:00
I recognize that superior feeling but I thought it was just me racing by the Don Valley Parking Lot, er highway...

bjorn bjorn - 2006-11-10: 12:11:00
Pedposity was my entry, for the record.

deadpanwalking - 2006-11-10: 14:11:00
ha, runceited was me, fyi.

bjorn bjorn - 2006-11-10: 14:11:00
lol

- 2006-11-10: 16:11:00
The sentence for runceited is very funny!

- 2006-11-10: 19:11:00
Love the color cartoon! SF, CA

- 2006-11-11: 08:11:00
I'm looking forward to seeing the cartoon every day as much as the definition! The runner is so vibrant and colorful. Very inspiring!