Home › Words › E › escalefterescalefterescalefter means one who stands still on the left of an escalator impeding those wanting to move more quickly (often the right of the escalator is for standing and the left is for walking).EtymologyBlend of escalator + left, spelled with -er. Coined by the Washington DC metro.nounOne who stands still on the left of an escalator impeding those wanting to move more quickly (often the right of the escalator is for standing and the left is for walking).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).