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SLURPWALKING (N.)  ‘slurp-wok-king  The American habit of walking while drinking something, whether it be juice from a box, iced-tea from a plastic cup, water from a bottle, soda from a can, etc. Also (n.) slurpwalker and (v.) slurpwalk. Usage: While slurpwalking to the office—sipping her morning carrot juice and half-reading the newspaper as she walked—Irina failed to notice that her cup was leaking, spilling a vivid orange stain down her coat. Text © Liesl Schillinger 6/12/2009 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 6/26/2011

SLURPWALKING (N.)  ‘slurp-wok-king  The American habit of walking while drinking something, whether it be juice from a box, iced-tea from a plastic cup, water from a bottle, soda from a can, etc. Also (n.) slurpwalker and (v.) slurpwalk. Usage: While slurpwalking to the office—sipping her morning carrot juice and half-reading the newspaper as she walked—Irina failed to notice that her cup was leaking, spilling a vivid orange stain down her coat.

Text © Liesl Schillinger 6/12/2009 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 6/26/2011

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