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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.

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Defiddlyfazedness

Created by: jonzerofourteen

Pronunciation: dee fid uhl lee fay zed ness

Sentence: Gary just could understand Karen’s panic. She seemed to be obsessing over the slightest detail. Karen obviously lacked Gary’s defiddlyfazedness when it came to wedding preparations.

Etymology: de (away from, off) + fiddly (requiring close attention to detail) + fazed (to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted) + ness (state of being)

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Mba

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Em-Bee-Ay

Sentence: Oh great, another Pepperdine MBA full of stupid management concepts.

Etymology: It's not really a new word. Don't vote for it. I'm just amusing myself here, really.

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Hocusfocus

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ho-kuss-FO-kuss

Sentence: Bob was able to tune out the annoying fire alarms and dense smoke because at that particular moment, he was hocusfocusing on world peace.

Etymology: hocus pocus, focus

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COMMENTS:

Hey purpleairtichokes, That's a magical word! If only I could hocusfocus on my work, then I might get something done... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:08:00

I hear ya! Verbotomy.com is a constant source of internetference with my work. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 07:59:00

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Bushvision

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: BOOSH-vizh-yun

Sentence: When Andy started using his shotgun to swat flies, we knew he'd become afflicted with bushvision.

Etymology: Bush + vision

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COMMENTS:

Yes, Andy used the big guns to shoot big picture... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 00:54:00

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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)

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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

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Minutiopia

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: mi-nyu-she-o-pi-a

Sentence: Larry's lack of ability to see the small picture was due to his minutiopia. Mary took him to the opthamologist, but unfortunately, there was no script there to help his oversightedness.

Etymology: minutia: a small or trivial detail + opia: suffix that indicates a visual condition or defect(as in myopia - the inability to see distances or short sighted)

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