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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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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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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.
Egoreach
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: EE-go-reech
Sentence: Jim was so determined to flatter his new boss that he egoreached himself right into a sexual harassment suit.
Etymology: ego + reach (A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?)
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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Underflog
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: uhn-der-flog
Sentence: Sometimes actors, musicians, politicians, or other celebrities (also including honor students) tend to underflog their own success by expecting too much of themselves.
Etymology: underdog + flog (as in, underdogging one's self, which leads to the flogging of one's career)
Prepostexert
Created by: Kirubeza
Pronunciation: pre-POHST-igs-ERT
Sentence: Barry's wife finally pushed him to prepostexert his shaving, by making him use the household craft knife to remove his infuriating stubble.
Etymology: PREPOSTEROUS & EXERT. (To be insensibly impossible & to strive, toil, or struggle for something)
Deafucess
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: Di/fu/x/ess
Sentence: Poor guy, he just had to go and deafucess. You've gotta know where to stop
Etymology: Defeat + success
Reachforthechop
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ree/ch/for/th/chop
Sentence: In his quest to reach for the top he unfortunately joined the ranks who reachforthechop.
Etymology: reach for the top + chop
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COMMENTS:
You mean he lost his fingers? Good thing he was using his hand... - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 10:46:00
I was thinking of something a little more precious...jewels come to mind - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-16: 11:51:00
Yes, when you reachforthechop, it could be quite distastorious if you choose the wrong goal, or worse, choose the wrong tool... - wordmeister, 2007-01-16: 12:02:00
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