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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.

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Fizzlestickler

mrskellyscl

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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Fizzilific! Bean there! - jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:31:00

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Metopia

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mee-toe-pee-a

Sentence: Bob would always metopia projects at work in order to get noticed; giving more than the boss wanted, only to end up being reprimanded for wasting time on minutia.

Etymology: me, utopia

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COMMENTS:

And it sounds like myopia too! Good one! - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:20:00

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Paragoon

artr

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)

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Succefocate

Created by: feichler

Pronunciation:

Sentence: you succefocate when you are obsessed and used to winning

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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?)

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Leadweed

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: leed/weed

Sentence: Becoming leadweed in a well-manicured garden wasn't such a tall order after all.

Etymology: lead + weed

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Robjective

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: rob jek tiv

Sentence: Rob decided to get that close, smooth shave he had always wanted to impress his girlfriend, Venus. Conventional razors just didn't cut it for him. He pulled out his trusty Xacta and went for the juggler to meet his robjective. As he desanguinated,calling 911, he realized that if he had just used a regular razor, his name could now be Nick, instead of DOA!

Etymology: Rob (To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due) & Objective (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

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Glosstrained

Created by: chofu67

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Parfection

Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation: par-fek-shun

Sentence: Despite his best efforts, Jeremy again found himself only achieving parfection...

Etymology: par (average) + perfection

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Masochristic

hyperborean

Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: ma-so-krih-stihk

Sentence: He tried so hard to be perfect it was masochristic. How would Jesus shave?

Etymology: masochist + christ

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