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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.
Verboticisms
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Igfocumate
Created by: santasassassin
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: I dont even know.
Foculizing
Created by: Ishepoh
Pronunciation: (foe-cull-i-zing)
Sentence: You need to be foculizing on the project that was given to you.
Etymology: From the word focus, the suffix -ize, and the suffix -ing.
Panoramosis
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: PAN-or-AM-OH-sis
Sentence: Tod has wicked panoramosis... keeps him on track, but he often misses out on the little things in life.
Etymology: pan- + Gk (h)órāma - all seeing; Gk ōsmos, thrust, push.
Buzzbiggle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: buzz-big-le
Sentence: He buzzbiggled his way into the honey pot, but was sad to discover it wasn't as sweet as he thought it would bee.
Etymology: buzz+big
Zenerosity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: zen/rr/ah/si/ty
Sentence: His uncanny zenerosity enabled him to have an instant appreciation of the essential picture which he was always happy to pass on to others
Etymology: zen (a specific type of meditation) + generosity (being able to give)
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COMMENTS:
I think Buddha is sitting on a bumble bee. - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:31:00
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Mba
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: Em-Bee-Ay
Sentence: Oh great, another Pepperdine MBA full of stupid management concepts.
Etymology: It's not really a new word. Don't vote for it. I'm just amusing myself here, really.
Focussedness
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fow kus sed nessss
Sentence: when the stuff hits the fan you can the one wuth focussedness from the ones with fauxcussedness
Etymology: focus cussedness
Illdelusional
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ill-de-loo-shun-al
Sentence: Bill was illdelusional in his goals and often missed the details that were his undoing.
Etymology: illusion + delusional
Coolwow
Created by: timmy
Pronunciation: Cool wow
Sentence: Thats cool wow.
Etymology: For something that's awesome.
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COMMENTS:
- timmy, 2007-01-28: 12:59:00
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Alptitude
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Alp-ti-tude
Sentence: His alptitude allowed him to build the house without any plans. I hope it stands up!
Etymology: Alp - as in the mountain range, the Alps - High Mountains or a high up view - titude as in aptitude or ability.
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-01-27: 09:53:00
Lots of good ones today.
wordmeister - 2007-01-27: 23:48:00
Yeah, it's very confuzzling! There's a stingleminded farblightness to many of the words... Excellent!