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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.
Verboticisms
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Persistenacious
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: per-syst-en-AY-shush
Sentence: Ingrid is never willing to accept any kind of failure, even if all the evidence substantiates it as final and complete, and she is persistenacious to a ridiculous degree in retrying her efforts repeatedly, thinking that in time repetition will win out.
Etymology: Blend of persist and tenacious.
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COMMENTS:
Great blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 06:04:00
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Redodo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re doo do
Sentence: Renate kept blindly trying to get blood out of a stone...or in her case, money out of an empty account. She was a perfect speciman of a redodo. Keewp doing it over and over until you got what you wanted. Sure she had put money in there and sure she had debited her account at every store in town, but she seemed to think that it would automatically replace itself. This is how the redodo's became extinct!
Etymology: Redo (do over) & Dodo (extinct heavy flightless bird;dumb as a dodo bird)
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.
Tenassity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ten as sit ee
Sentence: Ivana shows pure tenassity when she endlessly tries to get money out of her overdrawn account on the bank machine. She reckons that if she still has a card, it should still magically provide her with funds...
Etymology: Tenacity (persistent determination) & Ass (a pompous fool)
Morontonous
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: more-on-toe-nus
Sentence: Jill was still morontonously swiping the stolen bank card and trying pin numbers when the police finally arrived.
Etymology: moron + monotonous
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COMMENTS:
perfect for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-22: 11:46:00
Are moronobots always in a morontonous morutony? Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-23: 06:06:00
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Dumbassiduous
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dum-as-sid-you-us
Sentence: I stood in line for 25 minutes because of a dumbassiduous woman who believed if she just tried harder the money would appear in her bank account.
Etymology: dumbass: someone who is not very bright; blockhead + assiduous: persistent;
Denialate
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: dee/ni/a/late
Sentence: In an attempt to one, not miss out on the sale at Bloomie's, and two not be humiliated in front of her peers, Dianne continued to denialate her Mastercard. By the time security and her husband pulled her away kicking and screaming, her card was but a shred of plastic hot to the touch.
Etymology: Denial: The act of asserting that something alleged is not true. Annihilate: To destroy a considerable part of.
Thinkthunk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: thingk-thuhngk
Sentence: Some of Marsha's friends call her bone-headed. She prefers to think of herself as persistent. In any case she will thinkthunk her way through most any situation, rushing in and trying the first solution that occurs to her, banging her head against failure, backing up and trying it again until she breaks something or someone steps in to do it for her.
Etymology: think (to consider something as a possible action, choice, etc) + thunk (an abrupt, dull sound)
Bliond
Created by: Entombor2
Pronunciation: bly ond
Sentence: that girl is so bliond she deserves to lose her money.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
like blond and lion - Entombor2, 2007-10-28: 17:09:00
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Gallantard
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: gal·lan· tard
Sentence: The gallantard knight returned every day for years trying to pull the sword from the stone.
Etymology: Old French galant + Latin retardāre
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James