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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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Concentraition
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Con-sen-trey-shun
Sentence: Martin has a unique power of concentraition wherein he is able to ignore any and all manner of chaos surrounding him and bear down on the even the smallest of details at hand.
Etymology: Blend of Concentrate (to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus) and Trait (a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature)
Forestsense
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: for-est-sentz
Sentence: Polly's forestsense made her particularly qualified to be president of the optimists' club.
Etymology: From the phrase "can't see the forest for the trees"
Focussedness
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fow kus sed nessss
Sentence: when the stuff hits the fan you can the one wuth focussedness from the ones with fauxcussedness
Etymology: focus cussedness
Zenerosity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: zen/rr/ah/si/ty
Sentence: His uncanny zenerosity enabled him to have an instant appreciation of the essential picture which he was always happy to pass on to others
Etymology: zen (a specific type of meditation) + generosity (being able to give)
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COMMENTS:
I think Buddha is sitting on a bumble bee. - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:31:00
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Nonderailment
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: nan-dee-rayel-ment
Sentence: Hugo's nonderailment allowed him to get his reports done without the distraction of Freecell(tm).
Etymology: non + derail
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COMMENTS:
ahwinters, I think you're on track with this one... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:35:00
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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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Horizonized
Created by: Buzzardbilly
Pronunciation: hə-ˈrī-zən-rīzd
Sentence: v. He was so horizonized that he could never focus on how to pay attention to the little details of how to reach a big goal. Instead, he stumbled through life unable to see the potholes because he couldn't stop focusing on the horizon. n. His horizonization was the worst. The man walked around with bees on his face, his fly unzipped, and some part of breakfast dangling from a lip corner, yet he was completely oblivious to it all because he was a slave to the big picture but a zombie on the day-to-day.
Etymology: Horizon - the boundary one sees in the furthest distance where sky meets earth as far as they eye believes. Also from Greek present participle of horizein meaning "to bound, define" and Mesmerize - Which is the eponymous word for what F.A. Mesmer did, which was to hypnotize.
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COMMENTS:
Slave and zombie all at once -- great image - jrogan, 2009-08-28: 23:01:00
Great word...horizontal thinking at it's best! - Nosila, 2009-08-28: 23:41:00
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Tunnelvisionism
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: tunnel - vision - ism
Sentence: He has tunnelvisionism. He can't see the little things in life.
Etymology: tunnel-vision + ism!
Nayslaying
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: nay/slay/ing
Sentence: As a result of his nayslaying abilities, George figured the world would be a better place ...but what he hadn't counted on was the lack of sustained applause from the peanut gallery.
Etymology: nay + slaying
Utopitan
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yoōtōpətən
Sentence: John*s boss is a Utopitan. He has never been introduced to a practical detail that he can*t ignore, much to the pain of his employees. Where others can*t see the forest for the trees, he can*t see the trees for the forest. This is especially bad for someone who owns a tree trimming service.
Etymology: Utopian (modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic) + pita (pain in the ass)
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!