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'That's my pork chop Buster!'

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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Seehugger

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: see/hug/ger

Sentence: Seehuggers unite ! Never let anyone separate you from your vision

Etymology: see (vison) + hug + tree hugger

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I see where you're going... Good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:03:00

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Reasco

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: rēaskō

Sentence: Jim’s life is a reasco. It’s not just that he has things go wrong for him, it’s that he insists on doing them the same way again and again. It might explain the flat spot on his forehead.

Etymology: repeat (do again) + fiasco (a thing that is a complete failure)

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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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Obduracity

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: ob-doo-ra-si-ti

Sentence: Gwen showed amazing obduracity in the face of starvation.

Etymology: obduracy + tenacity

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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

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Strawclutch

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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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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Thunkanew

artr

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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Staythecourser

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: stay-thuh-CORS-uhr

Sentence: In spite of the puncture wounds and pleas from his doctors and friends, nothing would dissuade George in his quest to become a world-class javelin catcher. He was a true-blue staythecourser

Etymology: "stay the course" - I know I heard this somewhere

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Hilarious! - jedijawa, 2007-03-07: 10:42:00

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Drish

Created by: tchntrm

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Focuster

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fo kus ter

Sentence: Libby was determined to win back that pork chop from her dog Buster. He underestimated her endurance and wile. She was a focuster and would not give in until she won, no matter how stroing his jaws and how determined he was to get a meal. Once she got the pork off Buster, she vowed he'd never get at her food again. Yes, this would be Buster's last ham.

Etymology: Focus (direct one's attention on something) & Custer (United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)

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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