TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: Word of the Week: Phantom of the Stopera

Trainjotting turns three tomorrow. We’re feeling a bit nostalgic.

from December 21, 2007

PHANTOM OF THE STOPERA /FANN tum uv the STOPP ruh/ noun:

The people you see at your train stop each day that suddenly disappear, but pop into your mind weeks or months later and cause you to wonder what ever happened to them.

Usage: I was kind of making eyes at this young brunette at my stop, but then she went phantom of the stopera and my commute regressed to a mirthless dirge.

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One Response to TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: Word of the Week: Phantom of the Stopera

  1. Justin says:

    TJ –

    Love your site and read on a regular basis. These words of the week are always amusing and it would be great if you had some sort of “Dictionary” that was easily accessible and contained past and future entries.

    Just an idea….

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