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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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Stroggle
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: strog-uhl
Sentence: Minnie stroggled through the setbacks and ultimately realized her goal of jumping across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Etymology: struggle + dog (as in "dog it out" which means to keep going despite exhaustion)
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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Tenasigrab
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
Despireado
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: de-spire-ard-o
Sentence: Candice was desperate to achieve her goal and when obstacles got in her way she was prepared for bold and reckless action. She was a despireardo
Etymology: desperado (bold, reckless) + aspire (dream of)
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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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:
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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Obduracity
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: ob-doo-ra-si-ti
Sentence: Gwen showed amazing obduracity in the face of starvation.
Etymology: obduracy + tenacity
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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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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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