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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.
Verboticisms
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Liyoli
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: li-yo-lie
Sentence: i just can say, if your smart. liyoli
Etymology: LIveYOurLIfe
Asskicker
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: asskicker
Sentence: don´t try me i am an asskicker.
Etymology: as in kick your Ass
Persistimistic
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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Tenasigrab
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ten ass eee graa b
Sentence: Jane wanted to tenasigrab the situation to make sure it all went her way.
Etymology: from tenacity and grab
Stroggle
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)
Malkate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: mall kate
Sentence: If social change is to happen, more people must malkate.
Etymology: uses the initials MLK (Martin Luther King, Jr.) + "ate" as in fixate
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COMMENTS:
I thought this was a Malkin reference... - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 07:03:00
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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
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.
Quitless
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: kwit-lis
Sentence: Doug was quitless in his lifelong attempt to make it into the Guiness Book of World Records. He is now listed as the man who has bitten more dogs than anyone else.
Etymology: quit
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.
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
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