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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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Obduracity

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: ob-doo-ra-si-ti

Sentence: Gwen showed amazing obduracity in the face of starvation.

Etymology: obduracy + tenacity

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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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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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Persistenate

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: pur-SIST-en-ait

Sentence: No matter the odds against him, Clyde, with dogged determination, would persistenate til he succeeded.

Etymology: Combining of persistent and obstinate

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Asskicker

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: asskicker

Sentence: don“t try me i am an asskicker.

Etymology: as in kick your Ass

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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:

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Gritfire

mrskellyscl

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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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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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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Drish

Created by: tchntrm

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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