Meaning of straphang | Babel Free

Definitions

To ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap.

intransitive

Examples

“Instead of having people coming from the outskirts, straphanging in omnibuses and trains, working in the centre under congested conditions in badly lit, insanitary buildings[…]”

“Unheeding the conductor's warning glare, Mr. Devine straphung, smiling, his lips forming soundless phrases as though he enjoyed a delightful, inaudible conversation.”

“He straphung for five stops, pressed on three sides by a young Rastafarian wearing a green-suede pillbox hat, an elderly, tiny Chinese couple, and a coffee-coloured nurse who was literally asleep on her feet.”

“It will take⟳ a long time for these commuters to come⟳ back. And clearly, from all the evidence we have⟳ so far, not many will be 'straphanging' five days per week. Indeed, straphanging itself may be a thing of the past.”

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