shunpike

American  

[shuhn-pahyk] / ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk /

noun

1. a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.

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verb (used without object)

shunpiked, shunpiking

1. to drive on a shunpike.

Other Word Forms

• shunpiker noun

Etymology

Origin of shunpike

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; shun + (turn)pike

Example Sentences

I'm playing Stan Shunpike, the conductor of the Knight Bus, in the new audiobook of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which comes out in January.

From BBC

Shunpike provides administrative and financial services to arts organizations throughout Washington State.

From Seattle Times

Shunpike also produces arts programming such as ACES, Storefronts and Seattle Restored, and facilitates the use of The Studio at 2+U. We fundraise for our free public programs and to subsidize the costs of our services.

From Seattle Times

That’s how SAL operates: It’s fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, a Washington arts nonprofit.

From Seattle Times

Luckily, they were finally able to move into a venue as part of Storefronts, a program from Seattle-based nonprofit Shunpike that seeks to put art in storefronts.

From Seattle Times