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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Doombition: /doom bis shun/ Nick lived up to his name. His doombition was to have the smoothest shave possible to impress his new girl. He honed his blade too fine, worked too fast and ended up becoming her ex-boyfriend by exsanguinating all over the bathroom floor. His doombition was also a dumbition. Too bad, the medics did not get there in the Nick of time… Etymology: Doom ( make certain of the failure or destruction of;an unpleasant or disastrous destiny) & Ambition (a strong drive for success;strive for a lofty goal) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Doombition:
jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:33:00
Sharp!
Perflunktion: /pərfləngkshən/ In a Utopian world Jerry would always meet his lofty goals. In this world he usually achieves perflunktion. Karma seems bent on snatching the linchpin from whatever project he was about to declare a success. Etymology: perfection (being free from all flaws or defects) + flunk (fail to reach the required standard) Created by: artr.
Poorfect: /poor – fekt/ No matter how hard Roger tried, his results were poorfect. He wanted to achieve and he tried to be perfect in everything he did but somehow, he always fell far short of his goals. Etymology: poor (inadequate: not sufficient to meet a need), perfect Created by: mweinmann.
Comments on Poorfect:
Nosila, 2009-08-19: 12:11:00
He’s just poofectly human…
Fizzlestickler: /fiz-zle-stick-ler/ Mel, the bartender, became known as a fizzlestickler after he went to LasVegas to compete for the title of “World’s Best Bartender.” Always a stickler for perfection, Mel had practiced hard. Unfortunately, he fizzled out when he tried to toss a martini glass too high and beaned a judge. Etymology: fizzle: to fail or end weakly after a promising start + stickler: someone who insists on something unyieldingly; a perfectionist (wordplay on swizzle stick – a small stick used to stir cocktails) Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Fizzlestickler:
jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:31:00
Fizzilific! Bean there!
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