PERISHING SQUARE \PARE ish shing SKWAYR\ noun: The site at 42nd and Park where bad and often fatal decisions are made to dash through traffic for a soon-to-be departing train in Grand Central.

Usage: Like Napoleon at Waterloo, Frank met his demise at Perishing Square while trying to catch the 5:52 to Mamaroneck.

CROSSING THE HUDSON \KRAWS ing the HUDD senn\ verb: Shaving precious seconds off one’s commute by taking a shortcut through Grand Central’s Hudson News to avoid going around it.

USAGE: I was cutting it mighty close to catching the 5:24 to Larchmont, so I opted for crossing the Hudson, even pretending to be interested in purchasing a copy of In Touch so as to avoid suspicion from the manager.

TICKET-CRICKETS \TIKK itt CRIKK itz\ noun: The chirping noise that precedes the arrival of a ticket-punching conductor.

Usage: I was dozing off on the 7:22 to Scarborough, but the ticket-crickets woke me up and I got my monthly pass out for the conductor.

SPEED-READ \SPEED reed\ verb: The commuter’s ability to read the Departures screen and figure out his track without slowing down as he passes through Grand Central.

Usage: I barely made the 6:14 to Larchmont; if not for my ability to speed-read, I never would’ve made it.

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STARMUCKS \STARR mukks\ noun: The sticky, brown coffee residue on the train floor that creates an unpleasant bond between your shoe and the ground.

USAGE: I almost missed my Harrison stop because my foot was caught in some Starmucks.

BIPODS \BYY poddz\ noun: Train riders who share the earbuds on a mobile music device, so that each gets a single bud. Most common on weekend and off-peak trains.

USAGE: I shared a five-seater with a couple of BiPods who were grooving to Beyonce on the 6:12 to Larchmont.

GRAND CENTRAL VERMINAL \GRAANND sent rull VERR minn ull\ noun: The large masses of fresh-faced, chattering teens on vacation, mostly in the summer and Christmas season, that assemble in Grand Central Terminal.

Usage: I was running late for the 5:17 to New Rochelle, and would’ve made it–if not for the Grand Central Verminal blocking the entrance to the platform.

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PEER PRESSURE \PEER pressh-shure\ noun: The physical discomfort, often in the form of headache, eyestrain and nausea, resulting from trying to read a station sign as the train you’re on flies by it.

Usage: Every day, I try to figure out what the stop is between Tuckahoe and Scarsdale, but the peer pressure got so severe that I had to stop.