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DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.
Verboticisms
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Masochristic
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: ma-so-krih-stihk
Sentence: He tried so hard to be perfect it was masochristic. How would Jesus shave?
Etymology: masochist + christ
Hobjective
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hob jek tiv
Sentence: Larry's goal of the most ultra-smooth shave became his hobjective, when the groom gremlins pushed the razor up and in too fast...
Etymology: Hob ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings) & Objective (the goal intended to be attained)
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COMMENTS:
really? - Koekbroer, 2012-05-26: 02:21:00
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Overdude
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ōvərdoōd
Sentence: Like many guys Walter feels the need to take things to extremes. The fact that he fails just about every time he attempts to overdude something doesn’t change his approach.
Etymology: overdo (carry to excess; exaggerate) + dude (a guy, man)
Strivebomb
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: strive-bom
Sentence: Why did he have to Strivebomb every time things started coming together...
Etymology: strive, divebomb
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COMMENTS:
1st time at site. great word(s) - kbones, 2007-01-16: 18:13:00
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Mortain
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: more-tane
Sentence: I'd been struggling all year to mortain good grades, but for some reason my coveted A+ remained illusive.
Etymology: Mort [french: dead] + Attain [To accomplish, to achieve]
Fizzlestickler
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fiz-zle-stick-ler
Sentence: Mel, the bartender, became known as a fizzlestickler after he went to LasVegas to compete for the title of "World's Best Bartender." Always a stickler for perfection, Mel had practiced hard. Unfortunately, he fizzled out when he tried to toss a martini glass too high and beaned a judge.
Etymology: fizzle: to fail or end weakly after a promising start + stickler: someone who insists on something unyieldingly; a perfectionist (wordplay on swizzle stick - a small stick used to stir cocktails)
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COMMENTS:
Fizzilific! Bean there! - jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:31:00
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Leadweed
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: leed/weed
Sentence: Becoming leadweed in a well-manicured garden wasn't such a tall order after all.
Etymology: lead + weed
Nosestrive
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: nose-strive
Sentence: Garfunkel, who only wanted to look sharp, would often nosestrive while working on his makeup, forgetting that one also requires pants to make a good impression.
Etymology: strive + nosedive
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COMMENTS:
Good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:12:00
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Shootfooter
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: shoot foot er
Sentence: daniel was a first class shootfooter, he was known to go 3 steps further than anyone else trying to do his best, then he would realize after he suffered 10 times more pain that anyone else because he'd shot himself in the foot.
Etymology: from shooting ones self in the foot trying to be clever.
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COMMENTS:
Hey, I think that this is what this game is all about -- shootfooting. It's kind of like playing chicken with yourself... - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:28:00
I can agree with you there. even my job ( I fix computers) is the same. I'm daily trying to do myself out of a job by fixing things. - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 10:00:00
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