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DEFINITION: v., To have the strength of character, persistence of heart, and dimness of wit to follow an unchanging course of action even when it is completely ineffective. n., A person who unhappily does the same thing over and over again.
Verboticisms
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Notparticularlyprofoundhog
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: naht (if you're from Boston) parr tik ewe larr leee proh fow nd hhhh og
Sentence: this notparticularlyprofoundhog woke up the next morning to find everything was the same... she was still broke.
Etymology: groundhog, not particularly profound
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COMMENTS:
ewe go, guroundhog! - Nosila, 2010-02-20: 02:14:00
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Repeteturd
Created by: gothred
Pronunciation: Ree-pet-ee-turd
Sentence:
Etymology: repeat; to do something over and over, turd, faecal matter, slang for idiot. To do something over and over like an idiot.
Recurrist
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /rekurəst/
Sentence: After the shift, the poor supermarket cashier, told her workmates about the recurrist she had to deal with during the previous afternoon!
Etymology: RECURRIST. Recur (To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly) + -ist (suff. One that performs a specified action)
Denialate
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: dee/ni/a/late
Sentence: In an attempt to one, not miss out on the sale at Bloomie's, and two not be humiliated in front of her peers, Dianne continued to denialate her Mastercard. By the time security and her husband pulled her away kicking and screaming, her card was but a shred of plastic hot to the touch.
Etymology: Denial: The act of asserting that something alleged is not true. Annihilate: To destroy a considerable part of.
Bushify
Created by: veranadine
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I am not going to move back in with you Todd! Do I look like a bushifier or something? After maxing out ten others, he proceeded to bushify his way through yet another gold mastercard.
Etymology:
Redunduncy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ridəndənsē
Sentence: With 3 months until his retirement, Jack*s job became completely unnecessary. In a benevolent gesture, the company assigned him to a task that was as mindless as anyone could imagine. It was like a case of senior Groundhog Day. The redunduncy almost drove him into early dementia. Where he once viewed retirement with reluctance he now embraced the idea with glee.
Etymology: redundancy (the state of being no longer needed or useful) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
Dimtermination
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She was sure that the door opened to the outside, that she kept pulling on it, even after her dimtermination gave her a broken nail.
Etymology: dim+determination
Cyclopsycho
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: sigh-clo-sigh-ko
Sentence: Whenever you play angry birds, you tend to go cyclopsycho thinking the outcome will be different
Etymology: cycle and psychotic
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James