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DEFINITION: n. A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity. v. To be excessively patient.
Verboticisms
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Lassistence
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: lass-iss-tense
Sentence: Joe knew that his lassistence would eventually win him the perfect snowflake, if he just stood there catching them long enough.
Etymology: "lassitude" + "persistence"
Jobeness
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: jobe/ness
Sentence: He felt that exercising extreme jobeness by waiting for the perfect pitch would result in fame and prosperity
Etymology: Job (as in the patience of Job) + ness (a character with special powers from the video game Earthbound)
Letharjectivism
Created by: buck180
Pronunciation: leth-ahr-JEC-tiv-iz-um
Sentence: The coach, while watching Billy during practice, realized the boy suffered from letharjectivism which caused him to hold his swing unless the pitch was absolutely perfect, and as a result he would need to cut Billy from the team.
Etymology: A pairing of lethargic (a severe lack of motivation) and perfectionism (striving for the paradigm).
Obsessient
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SESS-yent
Sentence: No matter how dire a situation may be or how quickly a remedy should be applied, Martin was absolutely obsessient in waiting for just the right remedy to present itself for fear of not finding the very best remedy available.
Etymology: Blend of obsessive and patient
Expectwaitions
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: expeck - wayt - shuns
Sentence: Jimmy was ever so patient, he had high expectwaitions that if he stood there long enough, the right pitch would eventually be his.
Etymology: expectations, wait
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COMMENTS:
very well crafted. - splendiction, 2009-10-05: 22:57:00
good one - Nosila, 2009-10-06: 01:17:00
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Infinatience
Created by: yogiword
Pronunciation: in fin A shince
Sentence: The young mother, despite having the urge to hurry, developed the infinatience to wait for her toddler to discover every dandelion in the park as they enjoyed their daily outing.
Etymology: Congruence of "infinity" and "patience."
Oppeternity
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: op-ah-turn-it-ee
Sentence: she had turned down every man that had ever asked her out, because none of them were quite right...and by golly even if it took all the oppeternity she possessed... she would eventually find him
Etymology: opportunity, eternity
Pertunitous
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: per-tune-it-is
Sentence: Rachel was very pertunitous. She could wait forever for the perfect moment and opportunity.
Etymology: contraction of perfect and opportune
Ridicusistence
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: ree-dick-you-siss-tense
Sentence: People at work thought Dermott's ridusitence was sweet and calm until waiting behind him in line at the water fountain waiting for him to get the "perfect flow" before sipping.
Etymology: riduculous + persistence
Infinacity
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: in fin ass it ee
Sentence: the infinacity of Kevin was so renowned nobody dared challenge him to a staring match.
Etymology: from infinity and tenacity making it infinitely tenacious.
Comments:
mplsbohemian - 2007-03-19: 10:42:00
This is the best batch of words I've seen yet. :)
wordmeister - 2007-03-19: 17:50:00
There so many good ones... But which one should I vote for? I'd like to zensist on a cialusmoment but I may have too much infinatience and succumb to preparalysis, or even aucoporence. Is this caseyatthebatititude, or just godotancy?
Hey Verbotomists, Great words last week. Nosila was the top player, but since she won "The Eyre Affair", the prize "Lost in a Good Book" goes to mrskellyscl. This week we are giving away Jasper Fforde's "The Well of Lost Plots". Be creative, and good luck to all. ~ James