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DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.
Verboticisms
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Nulltimate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: null/tih/may/t
Sentence: By trying so hard to get it right he achieved the nulltimate goal - nothing!
Etymology: null + ultimate
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COMMENTS:
You have created the nultimate word! - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:17:00
I think I should be insulted but thanks - Stevenson0, 2007-01-16: 10:47:00
Should be insulted? Perhaps you have the nulltimate ego problem, - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 11:00:00
This word is awesome. Simple and sweet - david, 2007-01-17: 10:40:00
thanks David - Stevenson0, 2007-01-17: 10:51:00
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Egoreach
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: EE-go-reech
Sentence: Jim was so determined to flatter his new boss that he egoreached himself right into a sexual harassment suit.
Etymology: ego + reach (A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?)
Mortain
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: more-tane
Sentence: I'd been struggling all year to mortain good grades, but for some reason my coveted A+ remained illusive.
Etymology: Mort [french: dead] + Attain [To accomplish, to achieve]
Goalure
Created by: hamburgerman
Pronunciation: gole your
Sentence: arnold worked nonstop to maximize productivity, but experienced goalure when his lack of sleep brought about poorly done work.
Etymology: GOAL + falURE = GOALURE
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COMMENTS:
no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-20: 21:20:00
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Acubris
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: ah-KEW-bris
Sentence: My acubris led to me getting more work done than my boss... she fired me that afternoon.
Etymology: Acme - one that represents perfection of the thing expressed; Hubris - Foolish pride
Fizzlestickler
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fiz-zle-stick-ler
Sentence: Mel, the bartender, became known as a fizzlestickler after he went to LasVegas to compete for the title of "World's Best Bartender." Always a stickler for perfection, Mel had practiced hard. Unfortunately, he fizzled out when he tried to toss a martini glass too high and beaned a judge.
Etymology: fizzle: to fail or end weakly after a promising start + stickler: someone who insists on something unyieldingly; a perfectionist (wordplay on swizzle stick - a small stick used to stir cocktails)
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COMMENTS:
Fizzilific! Bean there! - jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:31:00
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Paragoon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: par-uh-goon
Sentence: By constantly setting goals that nobody could achieve Andre set himself for a decline from paragon to paragoon.
Etymology: paragon (a model or pattern of excellence) + goon (stupid, foolish, or awkward person)
Strivebomb
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: strive-bom
Sentence: Why did he have to Strivebomb every time things started coming together...
Etymology: strive, divebomb
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COMMENTS:
1st time at site. great word(s) - kbones, 2007-01-16: 18:13:00
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Shootfooter
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: shoot foot er
Sentence: daniel was a first class shootfooter, he was known to go 3 steps further than anyone else trying to do his best, then he would realize after he suffered 10 times more pain that anyone else because he'd shot himself in the foot.
Etymology: from shooting ones self in the foot trying to be clever.
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COMMENTS:
Hey, I think that this is what this game is all about -- shootfooting. It's kind of like playing chicken with yourself... - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:28:00
I can agree with you there. even my job ( I fix computers) is the same. I'm daily trying to do myself out of a job by fixing things. - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 10:00:00
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