punishment pass
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of passing a cyclist in a motor vehicle as close as possible in order to intimidate them.
Example Sentences
- "In May 2014, Keith Maddox of Piedmont, Alabama, filmed himself ranting at cyclists he passed in his powerful SUV. […] After passing one cyclist, Maddox videoed himself on his smartphone, saying "I'm going to hurt one of them one of these days, I can't help it." He later gave two cyclists a "punishment pass", then pulled in front of them and proudly shouted: "That scare ya, boys ? Get your pedalin' butts off the road.""
- "A driver may believe that s/he is a kind, benevolent person who cares and looks out for people and yet, on almost injuring a cyclist, may react with rage or anger towards that rider, even compounding the near miss with a "punishment pass" by swerving into the rider to teach them a lesson."
Inflected Forms
punishment passes (plural)