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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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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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Perflunktion

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pərfləngkshən

Sentence: In a Utopian world Jerry would always meet his lofty goals. In this world he usually achieves perflunktion. Karma seems bent on snatching the linchpin from whatever project he was about to declare a success.

Etymology: perfection (being free from all flaws or defects) + flunk (fail to reach the required standard)

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COMMENTS:

Love this word. It really fits the definition and sounds funny too. - hyperborean, 2013-09-28: 11:08:00

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Icarussing

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: icarus - ing

Sentence: The opera singer strove for a perfect tone, but icarussing resulted in vocal cord nodes and a husky voice.

Etymology: Icarus (the boy, exulting in his career, began to soar upward as if to reach heaven, where the sun melted the wax holding his wings together and he plunged into the sea) + ing

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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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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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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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Sharp! - jrogan, 2009-08-19: 08:33:00

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Obsessernaught

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ob-SES-her-not

Sentence: Stan was always hyped up about achieving goals to the point of being totally obsessed with success, but his standards were so high that he only succeeded in becoming an obsessernaught.

Etymology: Blend of 'obsessed' (To preoccupy the mind of excessively) and 'naught' (nothing, nil)

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