Verboticism: Determinedator
DEFINITION: n. A person who succeeds not because of their talents, but because they just won't quit. v. To firmly believe in your talents and never give up on your goals, despite the huge obstacles, snide comments, and repeated setbacks.
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Unswervictor
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: un-SWER-vick-ter
Sentence: The unswervictor's hero was Benjamin Disraeli, who once said "through perseverence many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure".
Etymology: unswerving (persistent) + victor (winner)
Personverence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: per son veer ents
Sentence: Jane's coach tried to instill in her a sense of personverence. He made her do yoga with a cockroach on her nose. He thought if she overcame her bizarre fear of bugs, she could be a gold medal yogoist. Trouble is, coach never knew it was not an Olympic sport yet and so her goals were beyond her roach. He was obviously just a Roachcoach...if he taught theatrics, he could be a Stagecoach!
Etymology: Person (a human being) & Perseverence (the ability to be persistent, refuse to stop)
Persistrance
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: per-sis-trance
Sentence: Norma's persistrance helped her win Employee of the Year at work. Unfortunately, she was so focused on her job that she failed to notice that Robert had moved out 2 months ago.
Etymology: persistance: tenacity, strength, purpose + trance: detatchment from one's physical surroundings
Reluctascious
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: Re-luk-tay-shus
Sentence: "Dwayne, it's a square peg." "YES! The corners have worn off! It fits now, in this round hole!"
Etymology: reluctant and tenacious
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COMMENTS:
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-01: 11:53:00
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Purseverance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: poor sev eer ans
Sentence: When jockey/owner Cher Bett entered her horse, Mane Chance, in the biggest cup competition of the racing season, she had to overcome a lot of obstacles. Being a woman owner/jockey was a major issue in the male dominated sport. Getting backers, paying trainers, vets and stable staff were major financial considerations for the not-rich Cher. But after all her purseverance, she not only ran in the race, but won it at 20-to-1 odds. She won so much, she can afford to hire jockeys now and has become a legend in race circles!
Etymology: Purse (a sum of money offered as a prize) & Perseverance (persistance; tenacity)
Persistalents
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pərsistalənts
Sentence: Some people have a talent for singing, some can play a musical instrument. Joyce has none of these. What she does have is persistalents. Once she sets her mind to do something, it would take an act of Congress to change her course. Nobody is surprised that her pet-of-choice is a pit bull.
Etymology: persistence (firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition) + talents (natural aptitude or skills) sounds a bit like pestilence.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-11: 15:47:00
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Hambition
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ham bish shun
Sentence: Liza was determined to be a great actress. She starred in school productions through high school and somehow made it into acting school. Her hambition was to get into a long-running soap, but she was rejected because her acting skills were too over the top. She finally got a bit part in a movie, "Joe's Apartment", but only because she was the only actor who allowed them to put a cockroach on her nose...
Etymology: Ham (unskilled actor who overacts) & Ambition (strong drive for success)
Talentenacious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: talətənāshəs
Sentence: It’s not that Jim is the best or brightest in his field. His skill is being tanentenacious. The fact that he can’t carry a tune with a flat-bed truck doesn\'t stop him from becoming a country/western singing sensation. His rugged good looks, back-up singers and technology by the truckload has gotten him far. There was that little setback last week when somebody called ASPCA to report an animal being tortured when Jim was singing in the shower, but he’ll get past that.
Etymology: talent (natural aptitude or skill) + tenacious (not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle)
Hangstay
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: hang+stay
Sentence: She won't quit, she is such a hangstay.
Etymology: hang+stay
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COMMENTS:
nice simple combination. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:28:00
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Nosensequitter
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: no/sens/kwit/tur
Sentence: Sally's philosophy was to aspire to be a nosensequitter who would never give up even if it was an unwarranted conclusion.
Etymology: no sense + quit + non sequitur (illogical conclusion)
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COMMENTS:
Cute word...to fatten the Latin! - Nosila, 2009-06-11: 11:00:00
great! - mweinmann, 2009-06-12: 07:47:00
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