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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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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
Carpedream
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: kar-pay-DREE-m. (to rhyme with carpe diem)
Sentence: After years of ridicule from his Latin teacher because of his lethargy, Bob decided to cease the daze, yelling "carpedream! carpedream!"
Etymology: To sieze the dream! Based on carpe diem: Latin phrase meaning "pluck the day" (or in modern parlance rendered: "to sieze the day."
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COMMENTS:
Clever play ... on seize the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-02: 14:38:00
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Tenaciferocity
Created by: blurmore
Pronunciation: Ten-ass-eh-fare-ah-sitee
Sentence: Her tenaciferocity in grasping the bride's bouquet was enhanced by the open bar.
Etymology: Tenacious + Ferocious
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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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"
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
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.
Tenacidream
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: ten/a/si/dreem
Sentence: The tenacidreams of potential singing "Idol" show contestants make for good television.
Etymology: Tenacity + Dream
Convictream
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: Con-Vick-Trim
Sentence: Leslie's goal, or rather convictream, in life is to win the "Best Mud-slinging Champ" trophy even if he has to play dirty.
Etymology: Conviction + Dream
Aspiverance
Created by: Phunky
Pronunciation: asp-iv-EAR-ance (british english)
Sentence: Her unwavering aspiverance turned her naive childhood pork-chop-stealing dream into a reality.
Etymology: Portmanteau of aspiration and perseverance. noun: aspiverance. verb: to aspivere. Amusing alternative configuration: perspiration
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-02: 16:14:00
Great word!