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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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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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COMMENTS:
Hilarious! - jedijawa, 2007-03-07: 10:42:00
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Realoquize
Created by: cfrydj
Pronunciation: Ree-al-o-quize
Sentence: Jimmy was determined to realoquize the pork chop from Buster.
Etymology:
Grapture
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: grap/chur
Sentence: Her grapture was so intense that she could never let go of her dream to eat dog food
Etymology: rapture (obsessive dream) + grab ( to hold on)
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COMMENTS:
Imagine what it would be like if you were engraptured in someone else's dream... - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:07:00
Maybe she graspired to be canine. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-07: 15:58:00
ooh - graspired is a good word purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-07: 16:20:00
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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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Thunkhead
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θəngkhed
Sentence: Many people*s favorite viral videos are those that feature thunkheads, those bullheaded thrill seekers who, despite failure after failure, attempt stunts that land them on YouTube if not the hospital. Most end with the subject writhing in pain and a fellow thunkhead asking **Dude, are you KO?**
Etymology: thunk (onomatopoeia for a strike to the head) + lunkhead (a slow-witted person)
Clingonwarrior
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: cling-on-woh-ree-err
Sentence: he kept coming up with words..even though no-one voted for them.. he was a clingonwarrior... and he knew that if he gave up now..he was without honour
Etymology: cling on, klingon....
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COMMENTS:
You are true hero. I'm voting for you - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 00:49:00
that word has a few more dimensions than most! - I like it! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-07: 02:14:00
Good, but the definition suggests a verb. Gets my vote cos I voted for Star Wars yesterday, so the Trek must get even! Mahahaha! - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-07: 09:22:00
in this post modern age all nouns are verbs anyway...for example 'he decided to clingonwarrior his way through the cut throat karaoke competition' - rikboyee, 2007-02-07: 18:13:00
Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't be such a stuck up purist. - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-07: 18:34:00
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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:
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
Monkeyjar
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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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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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