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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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Compulsivdimwit
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: compulsive-dimwit
Sentence: She kept trying over and over making her a compulsivdimwit.
Etymology:
Moronandonandon
Created by: shalla
Pronunciation: more-on-and-on-and-on
Sentence: Jimmy watched the moronandonandon stop, look at the door questioningly, grab the door's handle, and for the fourth time visibly strain to pull it, ignoring the big red letters PUSH splashed across the door's center.
Etymology: moron (an idiot) + on and on and on (to keep going for an extended time)
Repodrone
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You've got to be a real repodrone to work at that shoe factory!
Etymology:
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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Ignorverance
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: igg-nor-veer-ans
Sentence: Becky's ignorverance made her continually try to drive her Hummer under the bank drive through, knowing each time that she wouldn't fit and she'd have to back up and park.
Etymology: ignorance + perserverance
Determinut
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dee-TERM-eh-nut
Sentence: Lucinda is a thorough determinut, never willing to accept any kind of failure, even though all indications prove that failure is final and absolute.
Etymology: Blend of 'determined' (resolute; staunch) and 'nut' (someone who is foolish, silly, or insane)
Technyopia
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: tek - ni - o - pee - a
Sentence: In a state of technyopia, Larry continued to randomly push buttons on the remote control, begging for the DVD to begin.
Etymology: technology + myopia
Perditztence
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: pur-DIHTS-tehns
Sentence: Alex proceeded to call the girl who dumped him with noble perditztence.
Etymology: persistence + ditz
Neuronugatory
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: nerr-oh-new-gat-tory
Sentence: The frustrated kid slams his fingers down onto the keyboard in a Neuronugatorial fashion. The kid is playing Halo, but his machine just can't handle the special effects. Frquent slams of the hands try to unfreeze the frozen screen. Yet nothing happens when your neuronugatorial!
Etymology: neurotic + nugatory (obsessive + meaningless)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James