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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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Monkeyjar

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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Good Story! - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 00:36:00

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Focuster

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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Hopeus

Created by: bobditty

Pronunciation: hope e us

Sentence: Bob is a hopeus person who never gives up.

Etymology: hope-just that e-nothing us-tries hader than us

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Gritfire

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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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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)

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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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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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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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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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Stubacity

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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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