(on a train, bus, etc) to travel standing up, esp holding onto a strap
The tube is packed and she strap-hangs for three stations.
straphang in American English
(ˈstræpˌhæŋ)
intransitive verb
to travel as a straphanger
Word origin
[1905–10; strap + hang]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, persona, push-up, stabilizer, thiamine