Verboticisms

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: doo-fuss-sah-vant

Sentence: Willie was a true doofussavant as he didn't realize that he had no means of achieving his lofty goals but he was determined to achieve them anyway.

Etymology: doofus + savant

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: strog-uhl

Sentence: Minnie stroggled through the setbacks and ultimately realized her goal of jumping across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Etymology: struggle + dog (as in "dog it out" which means to keep going despite exhaustion)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: grit-fire

Sentence: Margaret was a real gritfire. When she set her mind on a goal she'd hang on with every fiber of her being, and sometimes with her teeth.

Etymology: wordplay on spitfire: a person who shows strong emotion -- grit: fierce determination; clamp the teeth together + fire: spirit; drive; determination

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COMMENTS:

Nice. You got my vote. - artr, 2009-09-04: 12:27:00

Grit word! - Nosila, 2009-09-04: 14:33:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: pur - sis - tim - is - tik

Sentence: Leticia was not only an optimistic person but when she wanted something, she became a persistimistic woman. Her motto was "never, never, never give up"

Etymology: persist, optimistic

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COMMENTS:

Persnatural! - Nosila, 2009-09-04: 14:34:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: see/hug/ger

Sentence: Seehuggers unite ! Never let anyone separate you from your vision

Etymology: see (vison) + hug + tree hugger

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COMMENTS:

I see where you're going... Good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:03:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /'m&[ng]-kE-"jär/

Sentence: Despite the fact that he'd had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in restitutions to accident victims, the inventor of the RoboBarber 4.0 continued to monkeyjar, never ceasing to hope that he'd work out the bugs eventually.

Etymology: From the classic tale of the monkey who wouldn't let go of the treat in the jar despite the fact that he couldn't get his hand out of the jar while still holding it.

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COMMENTS:

Good Story! - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 00:36:00

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: sock/dol/a/ger

Sentence: A fight to the finish seemed like a good idea at the time, but the sockdolager had to admit that maybe he had bitten off more than his mutt could chew.

Etymology: sockdolager circa. 1830: meaning exceptional, impressive, or outstanding

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: stay-thuh-CORS-uhr

Sentence: In spite of the puncture wounds and pleas from his doctors and friends, nothing would dissuade George in his quest to become a world-class javelin catcher. He was a true-blue staythecourser

Etymology: "stay the course" - I know I heard this somewhere

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COMMENTS:

Hilarious! - jedijawa, 2007-03-07: 10:42:00

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: asskicker

Sentence: don´t try me i am an asskicker.

Etymology: as in kick your Ass

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fo kus ter

Sentence: Libby was determined to win back that pork chop from her dog Buster. He underestimated her endurance and wile. She was a focuster and would not give in until she won, no matter how stroing his jaws and how determined he was to get a meal. Once she got the pork off Buster, she vowed he'd never get at her food again. Yes, this would be Buster's last ham.

Etymology: Focus (direct one's attention on something) & Custer (United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

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