Verboticism: Egoreach

'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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Egoreach

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: EE-go-reech

Sentence: Jim was so determined to flatter his new boss that he egoreached himself right into a sexual harassment suit.

Etymology: ego + reach (A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?)

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