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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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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)
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;
Repeation
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: rah-pea-chun
Sentence: She is in a constant state of repeation
Etymology: Repeat+action
Redundunce
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ridəndəns
Sentence: Mary couldn’t believe the guy she saw the other day at the mall. He was standing by the entrance pushing the handicap opener button over and over despite the out-of-order sign. What a redundunce, she thought as she walked around him and into the mall. As she looked back, he was still poking the button.
Etymology: redundance (no longer needed or useful; superfluous) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
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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Doptimist
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: dop timist
Sentence: phil felt like an doptimist while looking at his paycheck
Etymology: dope +optimist
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)
Tenasilly
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: teh-nah-sill-ee
Sentence:
Etymology: Tenacity + Silly
Redundunce
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ri/duhn/duhns
Sentence: Amy is a classic redundunce who needs to do things thirty, or forty times before she realizes they don't work.
Etymology: redundant + dunce
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COMMENTS:
good word good word good word good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-24: 10:35:00
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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