Podestrian
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pedestrian who listens to music (in particular, using an iPod) while walking and thus has lessened situational awareness. slang
"Some Londoners have a death wish. Every day I slam on the bike brakes to avoid ploughing into people blissfully unaware of traffic thanks to their iPods ... Podestrians, as they've been labeled, wander blindly into moving traffic, smiling happily to Neil diamond."
Example
More examples"Some Londoners have a death wish. Every day I slam on the bike brakes to avoid ploughing into people blissfully unaware of traffic thanks to their iPods ... Podestrians, as they've been labeled, wander blindly into moving traffic, smiling happily to Neil diamond."
Etymology
Blend of pod + pedestrian.
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