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DEFINITION: v., To have the strength of character, persistence of heart, and dimness of wit to follow an unchanging course of action even when it is completely ineffective. n., A person who unhappily does the same thing over and over again.
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Doptimist
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: dop timist
Sentence: phil felt like an doptimist while looking at his paycheck
Etymology: dope +optimist
Thinkthunk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: thingk-thuhngk
Sentence: Some of Marsha's friends call her bone-headed. She prefers to think of herself as persistent. In any case she will thinkthunk her way through most any situation, rushing in and trying the first solution that occurs to her, banging her head against failure, backing up and trying it again until she breaks something or someone steps in to do it for her.
Etymology: think (to consider something as a possible action, choice, etc) + thunk (an abrupt, dull sound)
Dumbassiduous
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dum-as-sid-you-us
Sentence: I stood in line for 25 minutes because of a dumbassiduous woman who believed if she just tried harder the money would appear in her bank account.
Etymology: dumbass: someone who is not very bright; blockhead + assiduous: persistent;
Rerutoccur
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ri-rut-oh-kur
Sentence: Jim purposely jammed the new Xerox machine and failed to fix it each time, having to call the technician in and do the dirty work. This was a common rerutoccurance for Jim, part of his daily repertoire on how to successfully annoy his co-workers.
Etymology: reoccur + rut
Morontonous
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: more-on-toe-nus
Sentence: Jill was still morontonously swiping the stolen bank card and trying pin numbers when the police finally arrived.
Etymology: moron + monotonous
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COMMENTS:
perfect for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-22: 11:46:00
Are moronobots always in a morontonous morutony? Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 06:06:00
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Bonebrain
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: bon-brane
Sentence: Shauna went ballistic bonebraining thousands of times to get the lead out of her pencil.
Etymology: bone-head (common term used meant to mean "idiot") insead of head, brain.
Probluseless
Created by: hiladizzle
Pronunciation: Pro-blu-seless
Sentence: Trying to use a broken phone is probluseless.
Etymology: Prolonged (to lengthen in duration) + Blue (holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak) + Useless (without useful qualities; of no practical good)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James