momentum junkie
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A road user flaunting his prowess to get ahead of other traffic participants.
Example Sentences
- "Jason brought forth the fundamental criticism that very few managers are able to turn their trades quickly, but instead tend to throw more money at existing allocations. I also ask myself if people are simply momentum junkies; unable to go short, and only willing to take long positions."
- "[M]any bicyclists are momentum junkies. They hate to get off their bikes, as you can verify at any red light where they are forced to stop. They think they have a privileged right to forward motion, and they have elaborate internal rationalizations for breaking the law. This leads to a peculiarly self righteous world view, in which bicyclists demand the right of way from motor vehicles, but refuse to surrender it to pedestrians, as specified by law. […] Dr. Morton Grosser is a financial consultant who lives on Lemon Street in Menlo Park."