Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sailor in the coast-trade; a coaster: in distinction from one who makes voyages to foreign ports.
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Examples
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Even I have never had the temerity to address a shoaler, even though I was flagrantly shoaled just this morning, as I headed towards Manhattan and found myself at this intersection:
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And I shouldn't even have to mention the possibility of getting hit by a shoaler.
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Even I have never had the temerity to address a shoaler, even though I was flagrantly shoaled just this morning, as I headed towards Manhattan and found myself at this intersection:
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I think it's a safe bet that Anon 6:20 through 7:03 is a flaming shoaler.
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A way to warn the would-be shoaler, that you and your cycle have some serious testoterone and intend to unload it when the light turns.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Camoed Rambo appears, sets up that crude sprung-loaded, sharp-staked, death-trap - attatched subtley to the traffic light's bole, and as the shoaler passes me I cross myself before fully enjoying the triggered screams and arterial spurting.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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A trackstanding shoaler is even more annoying than a wobbly shoaler.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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If you encounter a shoaler, just keep re shoaling them until they end up in the middle of the intersection.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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And I shouldn't even have to mention the possibility of getting hit by a shoaler.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I also admit to being a little disappointed that you went around the shoaler by passing.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Shoals of Idiocy BikeSnobNYC 2009
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