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pedlock

noun

pedlock

noun

Etymology Blend of pedestrian + gridlock.

1

The condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.

  • "We're going to spend a pile of money widening the sidewalks a little bit and narrowing the streets a little bit," Mr. Haikalis said of city plans to ease pedlock — pedestrian congestion — in Times Square.2008 April 6, Jeff Byles, “Taking Back the Streets”, in The New York Times:

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