A short, rotund person in no particular hurry blocking your way on a city street. May or may not have furry toes.
I had 5 minutes to make the theatre before the curtain, ahead of me was a short, slow man. I swerved to the left, he shuffled likewise, I swerved to the right and he did the same. There was no ring road around this quite considerable hobbitstacle.
by Craig Ireson November 8, 2006