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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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Liyoli
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: li-yo-lie
Sentence: i just can say, if your smart. liyoli
Etymology: LIveYOurLIfe
Stubboring
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: stub-bore-ing
Sentence: Only having one dream to pursue for one's whole life can become quite stubboring.
Etymology: stubborn + boring
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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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
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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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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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)
Smork
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: smork -straight up with a twist
Sentence: She had so much smork that she had to win every argument she ever had, convince everyone that her version was the right one that after a while she even convinced herself!
Etymology: Smork is a new word. It just sounded right on my tongue.
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 08:43:00
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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)
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