Verboticisms

Created by: Ecke21

Pronunciation: Stub Ah city

Sentence: At 55 it was her sheer stubbacity that kept her from realizing that it was indeed time to stop trying to be a teen idol.

Etymology: Stubborn and tenacity

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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

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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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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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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: op-dim-ist

Sentence: Even with her left arm still in a sling from the last time she'd tried it, she was still doggedly determined to prise the chop out of Buster's jaws. She was both barking and an eternal opdimist.

Etymology: optimist (an optimistic person) + dim (stupid)

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COMMENTS:

nice one. - galwaywegian, 2011-01-24: 06:09:00

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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

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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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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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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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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.

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