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straphanger

noun

Etymology

From strap + hanger.

  1. inherited from hanger
  2. compounded as straphanger — “strap + hanger”

Definitions

  1. A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a…

    A person who travels using public transportation (often standing up and holding on to a strap).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for straphanger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA