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DEFINITION: v. To never give up, to never let go of your dream, especially when others try to take it away from you. n. A person who just won't quit, even after repeated failures.

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Dreamage

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Dreem - uj

Sentence: Her dreamage was admirable in the face of her parent's obstinant stance that she major in accounting rather than take an art trip to Paris.

Etymology: Dream - goals, aspirations, often unreasonable. -age. Taken from Courage.

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Sockdolager

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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Grapture

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: grap/chur

Sentence: Her grapture was so intense that she could never let go of her dream to eat dog food

Etymology: rapture (obsessive dream) + grab ( to hold on)

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Imagine what it would be like if you were engraptured in someone else's dream... - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:07:00

Maybe she graspired to be canine. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-07: 15:58:00

ooh - graspired is a good word purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-07: 16:20:00

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Hogsessive

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: hog/sess/ive

Sentence: She had such a hogsessive personality, that once she made a decision, no one challenged her.

Etymology: hog + obsessive

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Wow! Do you know anyone like that? - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 10:55:00

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Drish

Created by: tchntrm

Pronunciation:

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Asskicker

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: asskicker

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

Etymology: as in kick your Ass

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Terriertorialism

Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: terrier-toreeal-ism

Sentence: At the supermarket, Susan flung herself at the last jar of coffee. She knocked over seven other shoppers as she did so, a fine display of terriertorialism

Etymology: Terrier - showing great tenacity and torialism the characteristics of that.

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Supersist

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: soo-per-sist

Sentence: Despite all the setbacks, Horace would supersist to win that precious bronze medal.

Etymology: From "super" and "persist".

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Stubboring

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: stub-bore-ing

Sentence: Only having one dream to pursue for one's whole life can become quite stubboring.

Etymology: stubborn + boring

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Hopeus

Created by: bobditty

Pronunciation: hope e us

Sentence: Bob is a hopeus person who never gives up.

Etymology: hope-just that e-nothing us-tries hader than us

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Comments:

ErWenn - 2007-02-07: 11:13:00
I think today's definition is a good example of one that would have been better off as an adjective or noun than as a verb.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-07: 12:18:00
Hey ErWenn, You mean like: "A person who never gives up, who never lets go of their dream, especially when others try to take it away from them." ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-07: 16:51:00
By the way, if anyone has a great idea for a new Verbotomy definition, we have now created a Definition Submission page. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
So please, feel free to send us your ideas and or comments. We'd love to hear from you! ~ James