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DEFINITION: v., To have the strength of character, persistence of heart, and dimness of wit to follow an unchanging course of action even when it is completely ineffective. n., A person who unhappily does the same thing over and over again.
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Halfwitual
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: haf/wit/u/al
Sentence: Sally was a halfwitual bargain shopper who repeatedly bought the giant size box of cereal at Costco to save money and then always threw out half of it when it went stale.
Etymology: half wit + habitual
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COMMENTS:
Excellent combination - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 05:56:00
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Futilibot
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: Few-till-ih-bot
Sentence: "Tommy must have asked Jill out three hundred times. Can't he see she'll never say yes? What a futilibot!"
Etymology: Futile - ineffective, useless; Bot - from 'robot', programmed to perform one action
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COMMENTS:
I have an obseesion with words based on robot: Ildrobot: [noun] Part female human & part electronic being, designed to live on planets other than Earth. [From ild, an Old Norse feminine affix, and robot; also androbot and humobot.] Love futilibot. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 06:03:00
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Probluseless
Created by: hiladizzle
Pronunciation: Pro-blu-seless
Sentence: Trying to use a broken phone is probluseless.
Etymology: Prolonged (to lengthen in duration) + Blue (holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak) + Useless (without useful qualities; of no practical good)
Repeateadly
Created by: greenbree
Pronunciation: ri/pi/te/a/dli
Sentence: my mom repeteadly wash the floor of the house, she can't stop is like an obsession.
Etymology: Repeat+adly
Repeteturd
Created by: gothred
Pronunciation: Ree-pet-ee-turd
Sentence:
Etymology: repeat; to do something over and over, turd, faecal matter, slang for idiot. To do something over and over like an idiot.
Refail
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈɹiˌfe(ɪ)l/ /ˈrē-ˌfāl/
Sentence: In contrast to general persistence, which may be caused by a rational belief that things may be different next time, refailure is usually the result of obsessiveness, denial, or distraction.
Etymology: re- + fail
Cluelant
Created by: jhill1229
Pronunciation: klu lent
Sentence: The cluelant kept trying to unlock the car door with the ignition key.
Etymology:
Drudgemule
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Druhj-myool
Sentence: Gavin knew he needed to buy a new car, but money was tight, so he was going to remain a drudgemule every morning while spending 10-15 minutes coaxing the engine to life.
Etymology: Drudgery: difficult work + mule: stubborn animal.
Effetenacity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: eh-feet-NAS-i-tee
Sentence: Despite his best intentions, Bob crassiduated with effetenacity. His failure was not his " falling in a hole" but that, as a rutator, he remained there!
Etymology: Effetenacity: (effete & tenacity), effete:incapable of efficient action... Crassiduate:(crass & assiduate), ... Rutator: (rut & rotator)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James