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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.
Verboticisms
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Eupaniminutiae
Created by: schizboot
Pronunciation: yü-pan-i-m&-'nü-sh(E-)&
Sentence: I have the gift of eupaniminutiae; I don't get bogged down in the everyday details of life.
Etymology: Eu(true/good)+pan(all)+im(un)+minutiae; as in, I took a crash course in Latin prefixes a few years ago.
Illdelusional
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ill-de-loo-shun-al
Sentence: Bill was illdelusional in his goals and often missed the details that were his undoing.
Etymology: illusion + delusional
Androit
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: an-droy-t
Sentence: He'll work through those figures without any problems; he's a complete androit ...
Etymology: adroit (accomplish with ability) + android (robot)
Rivarenigipt
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: riv-ar-eni-gipt
Sentence: In a total state of rivarenigipt, she decided to post words on Verbotomy instead of working on her thesis.
Etymology: Not just a river in Egypt... denial: the real opiate of the masses.
Panoramimania
Created by: hoylus
Pronunciation: pan-uh-ram-ee-mey-nee-uh
Sentence: due to his panoramimania, Bo couldn't see the trees for the wood.
Etymology: panorama - 'an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions' Mania - 'excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze'
Denyopia
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: dee-ny-o'-pi-a
Sentence: Even after a panel of long-time experts advised him to pull out of Iraq, Bush's denyopia would not allow him to consider it.
Etymology: deny+opia (eye disorders such as myopia, near-sightedness, and presbyopia, inablilty to see presbyterians)
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COMMENTS:
Hey kyotonils, You should get a job as a speech writer at the white house! I'm sure the president would love to expand his vocabulary, and you could help him do it! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:14:00
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Generaleyeze
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: gen-er-all-ahyz
Sentence: Men seem to be better at generaleyezing when it comes to messes, and women when it comes to working.
Etymology: generalize + eyes
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COMMENTS:
'Objection, your honour....' (!) - egonschiela, 2007-01-27: 15:43:00
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Examoramic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ex - am - or - am - ik
Sentence: Justine has started to take the examoramic view of things recently. She glosses over all details; seeing only the forest and missing all the trees in it.
Etymology: examine, panoramic
Softhandling
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: soft han del ing
Sentence: Taylor softhandled the introduction of the new corporate logo, ignoring the impact it would have upon printing costs that would be incurred when the existing promotional literature would require scrapping.
Etymology: Soft hands; never getting one's hands roughed up by actually doing the work that is called for in decisions made from ivory towers (am I being too pointed?)
Obliviprowess
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ob livi pro wess
Sentence: Buzz had a need for mead. And he could not make mead without honey. Thankfully his obliviprowess helped him ignore the hundreds of bee stings he got while harvesting the honey. He would have his mead, comb what may...
Etymology: Oblivious (Lacking all memory; forgetful;Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful) & Prowess ( a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-01-27: 09:53:00
Lots of good ones today.
wordmeister - 2007-01-27: 23:48:00
Yeah, it's very confuzzling! There's a stingleminded farblightness to many of the words... Excellent!