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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.
Verboticisms
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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;
Unyieldingdong
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: un-yeel-ding-dong
Sentence: Despite the fact that it clearly didn't fit, Sue remained an unyieldingdong, and continuted to try to insert her house key into the car's ignition.
Etymology: unyielding, ding-dong
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COMMENTS:
Great idea! But why not just "unyieldong"? - milorush, 2007-10-24: 10:28:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-24: 10:38:00
Cuz then it would have a phallic connotation, which, in retrospect, might not have been a bad idea ;-). - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-24: 11:43:00
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Tenassity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ten as sit ee
Sentence: Ivana shows pure tenassity when she endlessly tries to get money out of her overdrawn account on the bank machine. She reckons that if she still has a card, it should still magically provide her with funds...
Etymology: Tenacity (persistent determination) & Ass (a pompous fool)
Redundunce
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ri/duhn/duhns
Sentence: Jenny is a classic redundunce who needs to do things thirty, or forty times before she realizes they don't work.
Etymology: REDUNDUNCE - noun from REDUNDANT (unnecessary repetition) + DUNCE (dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person)
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - Nosila, 2008-09-22: 01:13:00
very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 05:57:00
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Cartblank
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: kart blaank
Sentence: Barbie was so cartblank, she thought any plastic card she used was carte blanche at any ATM for her monetary desires
Etymology: A spin off of carte blanche (a blank check) Making someone go card blank, crazy
Redunduncy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ridəndənsē
Sentence: With 3 months until his retirement, Jack*s job became completely unnecessary. In a benevolent gesture, the company assigned him to a task that was as mindless as anyone could imagine. It was like a case of senior Groundhog Day. The redunduncy almost drove him into early dementia. Where he once viewed retirement with reluctance he now embraced the idea with glee.
Etymology: redundancy (the state of being no longer needed or useful) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
Bliond
Created by: Entombor2
Pronunciation: bly ond
Sentence: that girl is so bliond she deserves to lose her money.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
like blond and lion - Entombor2, 2007-10-28: 17:09:00
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Moronandonandon
Created by: shalla
Pronunciation: more-on-and-on-and-on
Sentence: Jimmy watched the moronandonandon stop, look at the door questioningly, grab the door's handle, and for the fourth time visibly strain to pull it, ignoring the big red letters PUSH splashed across the door's center.
Etymology: moron (an idiot) + on and on and on (to keep going for an extended time)
Repeatinoffender
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: re/peet/in/offen/dur
Sentence: Sally was a repeatinoffender happily waiting for the bus for 15 minutes everyday before deciding to walk to the subway instead. The bus route was cancelled years ago.
Etymology: repeat offender + inoffensive
Persistard
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: per-SIS-tard / dun-see-KAY-shun
Sentence: Donna was well known as a persistard. She would often continue to push the elevator button after it was lit, and would send back her Publisher's Clearing House entries (with subscriptions). She hoped her duncication would pay off one day.
Etymology: n: Persistard =persistance + (re)tard; v: Duncication = dunce + (dedi)cation
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COMMENTS:
ha! - good one :) - Lidipop, 2007-10-24: 12:09:00
If I had been drinking milk whilst reading this it would have shot straight out my nose! :D Good one!! - Lolagrrl, 2007-10-24: 14:01:00
That actually is a good one, come to think of it! On another note, Isn't it funny to notice that you can almost tell how many points a word will have simply by looking at the comments? - Kevcom, 2007-10-24: 23:00:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James