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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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Seehugger

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: see/hug/ger

Sentence: Seehuggers unite ! Never let anyone separate you from your vision

Etymology: see (vison) + hug + tree hugger

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I see where you're going... Good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-07: 12:03:00

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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)

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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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Malkate

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: mall kate

Sentence: If social change is to happen, more people must malkate.

Etymology: uses the initials MLK (Martin Luther King, Jr.) + "ate" as in fixate

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I thought this was a Malkin reference... - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 07:03:00

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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)

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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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Despireado

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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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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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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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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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Angsterverance

Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: ANG-STER-VEER-ANS

Sentence: Filled with piss and vinegar, Mollie's angsterverance took her to the top of her company.

Etymology:

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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