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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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Robjective
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rob jek tiv
Sentence: Rob decided to get that close, smooth shave he had always wanted to impress his girlfriend, Venus. Conventional razors just didn't cut it for him. He pulled out his trusty Xacta and went for the juggler to meet his robjective. As he desanguinated,calling 911, he realized that if he had just used a regular razor, his name could now be Nick, instead of DOA!
Etymology: Rob (To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due) & Objective (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
Disastorious
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: di-sas-tor-ee-us
Sentence: Jonathan was going to be the world’s greatest novelist, but he could never get that first sentence right. So he would tell his friends his writing career was disastorious, hoping they would think it was something big... rather than something that was just very short.
Etymology: glorious + disaster
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COMMENTS:
Novel word! - Nosila, 2009-08-19: 12:09:00
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Defamectionist
Created by: loosepiece
Pronunciation: de - fam - EC - tion - ist
Sentence: John's defamectionist streak was so strong that he would routinely call project meetings to discuss the minor imperfections of his work last week, whilst making sure the whole team were aware of how truly perfect his work this week was going to be.
Etymology: Perfectionist - demanding perfection in all things. Defame - attack someones reputation or character.
Doombition
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: doom bis shun
Sentence: Nick lived up to his name. His doombition was to have the smoothest shave possible to impress his new girl. He honed his blade too fine, worked too fast and ended up becoming her ex-boyfriend by exsanguinating all over the bathroom floor. His doombition was also a dumbition. Too bad, the medics did not get there in the Nick of time...
Etymology: Doom ( make certain of the failure or destruction of;an unpleasant or disastrous destiny) & Ambition (a strong drive for success;strive for a lofty goal)
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COMMENTS:
Sharp! - jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:33:00
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Paragoon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: par-uh-goon
Sentence: By constantly setting goals that nobody could achieve Andre set himself for a decline from paragon to paragoon.
Etymology: paragon (a model or pattern of excellence) + goon (stupid, foolish, or awkward person)
Undergrasp
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /"un-d&r-'grasp/
Sentence: When the couple played Spades, he would always underbid and she would always overbid; between his overreaching and her undergrasping, they'd usually break even.
Etymology: From the common phrase "his reach exceeds his grasp"
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COMMENTS:
Good word ErWenn! This is a word you could us on an everyday basis -- at least if you know people like that... - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:55:00
Thanks, I was happy with that one. It's nice to come up with one that's not just a portmanteau. - ErWenn, 2007-01-17: 00:15:00
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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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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
