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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.

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Glosstrained

Created by: chofu67

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Nulltimate

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: null/tih/may/t

Sentence: By trying so hard to get it right he achieved the nulltimate goal - nothing!

Etymology: null + ultimate

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COMMENTS:

You have created the nultimate word! - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:17:00

I think I should be insulted but thanks - Stevenson0, 2007-01-16: 10:47:00

Should be insulted? Perhaps you have the nulltimate ego problem, - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 11:00:00

This word is awesome. Simple and sweet - david, 2007-01-17: 10:40:00

thanks David - Stevenson0, 2007-01-17: 10:51:00

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Overincompetentsate

Created by: Fleury

Pronunciation: oh-ver-in-COM-peh-tint-sayt

Sentence: Bob wanted his bathroom so clean, he could eat off the floor. The fumes got so strong, he suffered nerve paralysis, and now he can't get up off the floor. That's overincompentsation.

Etymology: overcompensate + incompetent

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Autosabotage

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: auto - sa - bo - taj

Sentence: Bill tended to autosabotage himself by pushing himself so hard he would ultimately collapse well short of his goal.

Etymology: auto (self) + sabotage

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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)

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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]

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Peakawoe

Created by: mdschermer

Pronunciation: PEEK-a-woo

Sentence: She totally peekawoed when she spent 7 hours on the hors d'oeuvre alone, only to find all the guests had long gone by the time it was ready to be served.

Etymology: From "to peak": to bring to a maximum of development, value or intensity, and "woe": deep distress or misery. Made to sound like peek-a-boo for easy remembering.

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Paragonarrhea

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: pair-a-gone-a-ree-ah

Sentence: Sue would always paragonarrhea over her clothes, constantly tugging, smoothing, and brushing off imaginary lint specks; ultimately, this made her look like a grooming chimpanzee.

Etymology: paragon, gonarrhea

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COMMENTS:

Hilarious! - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:10:00

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