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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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Tenidiocy
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: ten + id + e + oh + see
Sentence: Rejection bedamned! Her tenidiosy drove her to reapply to medical school for the 10th time
Etymology: Tenacity + idiocy
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COMMENTS:
aah... Life is cruel, especially if you suffer from tenidiocity. - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:24:00
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Angsterverance
Created by: pandafever
Pronunciation: ANG-STER-VEER-ANS
Sentence: Filled with piss and vinegar, Mollie's angsterverance took her to the top of her company.
Etymology:
Alphadoggedness
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)
Persistaunt
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
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.
Doofussavant
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
Resolunacy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: reh zo loon a sea
Sentence: his particular brand of lunacy was known to unnerve even those trained to stare down horny silverback mountain gorillas.
Etymology: resolute and lunacy
Stalwarthog
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: stall-wort-hog
Sentence: Despite the fact that she couldn't carry the tune "Twinkle, Twinkle", Jessica stalwarthogged her way to the front of the line in a vain attempt to become the next American Idol.
Etymology: stalwart - resolute; wart hog - an animal with great persistence
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COMMENTS:
Love the use of "hog" here, which also means (in my own words) "to dominate possession of something". Extra creditthe American Idol reference. - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-07: 09:24:00
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Gritfire
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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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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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