Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: alfa dog ed ness

Sentence: Germaine Sheppard was possessed with alphadoggedness. She never gave up and always stayed true to her determination to succeed. This was most evident when she wrestled the juicy pork chop from the steeltrap jaw of her terrier, Buster. "You will give that back or I will give you a different type of chop...at the vet's!", she told him. His only response as he conceded surrender was "Bitch!"

Etymology: Alpha (first in importance) & Alpha Dog (the dominant dog in a pack) & Doggedness (persistent determination)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: thuhngk-uh-noo

Sentence: Charli isn't one to give up easily. When she wants something she is likely to charge ahead until she runs face-first into reality. Then she will thunkanew 'til reality gives up and she gets her way.

Etymology: Thunk (an abrupt, dull sound) + anew (over again)

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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

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: purr sis tant

Sentence: Her mother would always say of her persistaunt that she was a regular auntiecyclone when she got the wind up. whether her husband heard her was unclear

Etymology: persistant aunt

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Created by: Ecke21

Pronunciation: Stub Ah city

Sentence: At 55 it was her sheer stubbacity that kept her from realizing that it was indeed time to stop trying to be a teen idol.

Etymology: Stubborn and tenacity

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Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: li-yo-lie

Sentence: i just can say, if your smart. liyoli

Etymology: LIveYOurLIfe

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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: allwise

Pronunciation: smork -straight up with a twist

Sentence: She had so much smork that she had to win every argument she ever had, convince everyone that her version was the right one that after a while she even convinced herself!

Etymology: Smork is a new word. It just sounded right on my tongue.

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 08:43:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ten a sit teer

Sentence: Jenny was stubborn and relentless when it came to getting her own way. If being a tenaciteer were an Olympic sport, she would win the gold every time.

Etymology: Tenacity (stubborn determinedness) & 'Teer (ala musketeer, mouseketeer, describing a person)

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: stror-klutch

Sentence: Despite being rejected by every circus in the country, Jenna strawclutched her dream of becoming the world's first female one-armed facially disfigured juggler.

Etymology: Derived from the phrase "a dying man clutching at straws", meaning to grab at any opportunity when in a desperate situation.

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COMMENTS:

I like this word because it incorporates the 2 ideas, dreams and hanging on - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-07: 16:28:00

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