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DEFINITION: To never give up, to never let go of your dream, especially when others try to take it away from you.
Verboticisms
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Clampnatious
Created by: valkyrie
Pronunciation: clamp-nay-shuss
Sentence: although now living in a slum at the age of 56 the fact that she still tried out for the junior high volleyball team showed her genetic clampnatious nature
Etymology: variation on the word clamp [meaning to grip]
Forwill
Created by: 02browns
Pronunciation: four - wil
Sentence: Jim was determined to get the prize, he had a lot of forwill.
Etymology: A combination of force and will, coming together to form forced will or forwill.
Dreambition
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dreem bi shun
Sentence: Her main dreambition in life was to win big on the lottery...even if the odds were 14 million to one.
Etymology: dream & ambition
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COMMENTS:
Wow ... nice word blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-02: 00:54:00
That has a nice ring to it :) - Phunky, 2008-01-02: 16:16:00
Good word! Well done!! - Stevenson0, 2008-01-02: 20:52:00
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Zestanacious
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: zest-an-a-shuss
Sentence: Despite negative comments and occasional setbacks, Calamity Jane was zestanacious about being a rootin', tootin' sure shot.
Etymology: A combo of zest, zeal, and tenacious ... everything it takes to make hopes and dreams come true.
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-02: 16:14:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-01-02: 19:01:00
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Forrestgumption
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /fawr-ist-guhmp'-shun/
Sentence: Despite his short stature, Maurice had dreamed of being a professional basketball player since he'd watched his first game on television, and finally, after ignoring the taunts and derision of his peers for most of his life, through sheer Forrestgumption and countless hours of practice, he made his dream come true.
Etymology: Forrest Gump - a mentally-challenged character from the movie and novel of the same name, whose unflagging optimism and determination take him far in life; an inspirational icon since the sucess of the movie + gumption - boldness of enterprise, courage an
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COMMENTS:
just lol! - Dougalistic, 2008-01-02: 05:14:00
This is awesome! - Korinne, 2008-01-02: 13:41:00
It is interesting and strange that that "gump" in my dictionary is housed next to gumption, its exact opposite. Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-02: 16:31:00
Good one! Off the wall and different and I like it a lot!! Something about winning for the ol' Gumper and the trees and a forest!!! - Stevenson0, 2008-01-02: 20:58:00
BRILLIANT - direwookiee, 2008-01-02: 21:35:00
great movie ... great word ... great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-03: 15:35:00
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Strivurnate
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: Stry-vern-ate
Sentence: My teachers want me to keep drawing and continue to strivurnate if I am ever to become a successful artist.
Etymology: A combination of the words strive and stubborn, to create the meaning, to stubbornly strive.
Persevicious
Created by: spunkify
Pronunciation: Per-se- vish-us
Sentence: Wow, she is so persevicious, she is still protesting even when the officials said she couldn't!
Etymology: Perseverance + Tenacious
Stubbortination
Created by: direwookiee
Pronunciation: Stub-bor-tin-ay-shun
Sentence: Timmy's "Stubbortination" impressed his tug of war team mates during the championship. He never let go and firmly refused to let the other team deny him his dream.
Etymology: "Stubbor-" comes from "STUBBORn" "-t-" doesn't come from anywhere. Stop looking at it. "-ination" comes from "DetermINATION"
Sistereorexis
Created by: bigbigjeff
Pronunciation: Sis-tere-ore-ex-sis
Sentence: Although crippled from the neck down the man had never felt more sistereorexis to become an astronaut.
Etymology: Sistere for to stand for, Orexis for desire
Tugodream
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: tug-oh-dreem
Sentence: A game of tugodream usually occurred when Susan's mother told her she couldn't possibly achieve her dream of winning in a hot dog eating contest.
Etymology: like tug-o-war
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-02: 16:14:00
Great word!