escalefter
One who stands still on the left of an escalator impeding those wanting to move more…One who stands still on the left of an escalator impeding those wanting to move more quickly (often the right of the escalator is for standing and the left is for walking).
Meaning
1 sensesOne who stands still on the left of an escalator impeding those wanting to move more quickly (often the right of the escalator is for standing and the left is for walking).
Origin
Blend of escalator + left, spelled with -er. Coined by the Washington DC metro.Blend of escalator + left, spelled with -er. Coined by the Washington DC metro.
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Forms
plural: escalefters| Singular | escalefter |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.