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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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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)

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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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Gritfire

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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:

artr 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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Despireado

petaj

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)

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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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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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Persnatural! - Nosila, 2009-09-04: 14:34:00

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Liyoli

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: li-yo-lie

Sentence: i just can say, if your smart. liyoli

Etymology: LIveYOurLIfe

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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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COMMENTS:

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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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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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