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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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Sockdolager
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: sock/dol/a/ger
Sentence: A fight to the finish seemed like a good idea at the time, but the sockdolager had to admit that maybe he had bitten off more than his mutt could chew.
Etymology: sockdolager circa. 1830: meaning exceptional, impressive, or outstanding
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)
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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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".
Quitless
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: kwit-lis
Sentence: Doug was quitless in his lifelong attempt to make it into the Guiness Book of World Records. He is now listed as the man who has bitten more dogs than anyone else.
Etymology: quit
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
Dreamage
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Dreem - uj
Sentence: Her dreamage was admirable in the face of her parent's obstinant stance that she major in accounting rather than take an art trip to Paris.
Etymology: Dream - goals, aspirations, often unreasonable. -age. Taken from Courage.
Tenaciteer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ten a sit teer
Sentence: Jenny was stubborn and relentless when it came to getting her own way. If being a tenaciteer were an Olympic sport, she would win the gold every time.
Etymology: Tenacity (stubborn determinedness) & 'Teer (ala musketeer, mouseketeer, describing a 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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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)
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