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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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Stubacity
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
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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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.
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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COMMENTS:
Wow! Do you know anyone like that? - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 10:55:00
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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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Opdimist
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: op-dim-ist
Sentence: Even with her left arm still in a sling from the last time she'd tried it, she was still doggedly determined to prise the chop out of Buster's jaws. She was both barking and an eternal opdimist.
Etymology: optimist (an optimistic person) + dim (stupid)
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COMMENTS:
nice one. - galwaywegian, 2011-01-24: 06:09:00
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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:
Thunkanew
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)
Asskicker
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: asskicker
Sentence: don´t try me i am an asskicker.
Etymology: as in kick your Ass
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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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