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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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Stingleminded
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: John's stingleminded approach to the problem was rewarded with a posthumous award.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
good one galwaywegian! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:33:00
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Buzzbiggle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: buzz-big-le
Sentence: He buzzbiggled his way into the honey pot, but was sad to discover it wasn't as sweet as he thought it would bee.
Etymology: buzz+big
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'
Alptitude
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Alp-ti-tude
Sentence: His alptitude allowed him to build the house without any plans. I hope it stands up!
Etymology: Alp - as in the mountain range, the Alps - High Mountains or a high up view - titude as in aptitude or ability.
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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Fixoid
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: fix-oid
Sentence: He was able to fixoid on her cleavage like a deer caught in a head light despite repeated warnings from his giggling coworkers.
Etymology: fixate - to concentrate or focus + avoid - to ignore.
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COMMENTS:
I bet he can bambooble with the best of them as well! (Bambooble - to "accidentally" bump into a woman's breasts.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 07:55:00
Absolutely - poor Jim.... - paperhoard, 2007-01-26: 09:43:00
I wish I could devise some sort of nippalarm so I could see it coming...BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 10:49:00
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Foculizing
Created by: Ishepoh
Pronunciation: (foe-cull-i-zing)
Sentence: You need to be foculizing on the project that was given to you.
Etymology: From the word focus, the suffix -ize, and the suffix -ing.
Visionapiary
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vizhun ayp pee ar ree
Sentence: He made his money making honey. He was the first in his area to see the potential of fresh local honey products. He did not let little stings get him down. He was a visionapiary.
Etymology: Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight) & Apiary (beehive)
Hypervatic
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: hype er vat ick
Sentence: Donald was always away with the faeries in a hypervatic moment.
Etymology: From Vatic: a prophetic person, pertaining to, or characteristic of a prophet. Also from hyper to over do it a bit. Because I tend to think the bigger picture is usually a more prophetic answer.
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!