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ghost bus

A bus that is reported by a GPS-based information system (such as NextBus) that does not physically exist. This can be caused by the operator not logging out a bus that is going out of service. (For the opposite situation, see stealth bus.)

"No. 7 bus in 33 minutes? Shit! Wait, now it says 2 minutes.
(2 minutes later). Hey, no bus! Must have been a ghost bus."

by Urban_observer January 4, 2012

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ghost ride the bus

when you ghost ride the bus you run along the side of the bus, because you don't have enough money to get in...this is followed by stopping at each bus stop asking for spare change to get on.

nicole spent all her money on drugs, so she had to ghost ride the bus to work.

by BETTY CROCKER June 27, 2006

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ghost bus

Ghost buses refer to the phenomenon where an individual coins a highly specific term and incessantly promotes its usage, persistently inserting the newly coined term into conversations with the aim of provoking inquiries. The person then seizes the opportunity to explain the term to others, feigning surprise that it is not already a universally recognized concept. This behavior is characterized by a deliberate attempt to establish the invented term as common vernacular, creating an illusion that everyone else is ostensibly familiar with it.

Dialogue exchange between Representative Glen Clay Higgins and FBI Director Christopher Asher Wray:

Higgins: "You know what a ghost vehicle is, Director Wray? You're the director of the FBI; you certainly should. Do you know what a ghost bus is?"

Wray: "A ghost bus?"

Higgins: "Ghost bus!"

Wray: "I'm not sure I've used that term before."

Higgins: "Okay, it's pretty common in law enforcement. It's a vehicle that's used for secret purposes. It's painted over."

by marcelinhodj November 16, 2023