staffriding, verbal noun
- Origin:
- See staffrider.
slang
Especially in township English: the action of clinging to the outside of a suburban train (or bus) in order to obtain a free ride. Cf. staff.
1980 B. Setuke in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 64They thought this (sc. introducing sliding doors) would reduce the number of train deaths caused by ‘staffriding’.
1984 M. Mthethwa in Frontline July 28A knee-high lad executes acrobatic tricks in the dangerous art of staff-riding.
the action of clinging to the outside of a suburban train (or bus) in order to obtain a free ride.
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