Holding onto a hanging strap or bar for support while riding in a moving vehicle, like a bus or train.
Straphanging can feel crowded and unsteady, but it's a normal way to travel in a busy city.
Examples:
I am straphanging on the bus.
She is straphanging on the train.
They are straphanging because there are no seats left.
We are straphanging and swinging on the bus.
Straphanging in the subway is like being a monkey!
I don't like straphanging because it makes me feel like a banana!