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DEFINITION: A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity; excessive patience.

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Steadication

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: sted-i-key-shun

Sentence: Jean had unlimited steadication when it came to waiting for John's marrige proposal.

Etymology: steady + dedication

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COMMENTS:

very nice!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-11: 12:22:00

Steady there! At least they're going steady. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-11: 18:21:00

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Pronauseastination

Created by: gazissax

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Evan was a classic ballcrastinator: he was often struck out for waiting for the ideal pitch.

Etymology: nausea=from ad nauseaum, to go on to the point of sickness; procrastination=to put off and off

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Jobstinant

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: johb-stun-ant

Sentence: some people said i was being jobstinant, but i knew eventually someone would want me to work less hours for more money and, if i was lucky, i would have unlimited access to free downloadable porn without fear of retribution

Etymology: obstinant, job [as in the biblical guy who everyone has the patience of]

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COMMENTS:

nice reference to Job - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-11: 12:21:00

Thinking outside the box! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-11: 13:47:00

Be careful you don't receive a jobation! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-11: 18:10:00

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Zencessive

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: zen/cess/ive

Sentence: He has a zencessive personality, constantly in meditation and self-contemplation waiting always for the perfect moment to act. Because of his zencessiveness, he often misses out completely.

Etymology: zen + excessive

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COMMENTS:

Om good! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-11: 13:46:00

You really zend me! Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-11: 18:41:00

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Apexpectation

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: a-PEX-pec-ta-shun

Sentence: At 40 years old, Barry was still apexpecting the girl of his dreams to find and fall in love with him. His mother, on the other hand, was just hoping he would move out.

Etymology: Apex (the pinnacle) and Expecting (a state of waiting in anticipation).

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Willtopatience

Created by: Janbo

Pronunciation: Pronounced in a continuous manner.

Sentence: His willtopatience is too great for his own good.

Etymology:

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Purpoise

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: purr-poiz

Sentence: In trying to create a verboticism to match today's verbinition, Bob was willing to wait with purpoise.

Etymology: A blend of purpose: a goal; the thing you want to achieve; and poise: a state of calmness, composure, self-controlled under strain or pressure.

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COMMENTS:

if Bob is a porpoise he would be a porpoise with a purpoise - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-11: 12:24:00

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