Verboticism: Overunchieving

'This is going to be the closest shave ever!'

DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.

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Overunchieving

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: O-ver-un-chi-ving

Sentence: As she had PMS, he tried being quiet and out of the way. Unfortunately his overunchieving mind made him trip over noisy furniture, tickle her feet, and generally fail everything he set out to do.

Etymology: overachieve - do better than expected unchieve - do worse when trying

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