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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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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
Redundunce
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ridəndəns
Sentence: Mary couldn’t believe the guy she saw the other day at the mall. He was standing by the entrance pushing the handicap opener button over and over despite the out-of-order sign. What a redundunce, she thought as she walked around him and into the mall. As she looked back, he was still poking the button.
Etymology: redundance (no longer needed or useful; superfluous) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
Insandant
Created by: MithrilShadow
Pronunciation: Pronounced phonetically
Sentence: The lady was insandant, she swiped her credit card through the machine for minutes even though it wasn't on.
Etymology: From the words "Insanity: something utterly foolish or unreasonable", "Insistence: continuing or inclined to persist in a course", and "Redundant: characterized by similarity or repetition"
Morassiduate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: muh-RASS-sij-oo-ate
Sentence: Despite his best intentions, Bob morassiduated with morotony. His failure was not his " falling in the mud" but that he remained stuck there!
Etymology: Blend of MORON: a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment; or dim of wit; MORASS: any confusing or troublesome situation, esp. one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement- "stuck in the mud" & ASSIDUATE: to be constant in application or effort; diligent in working at a task; to be persevering;
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COMMENTS:
so many good words - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-22: 11:46:00
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Repeation
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: rah-pea-chun
Sentence: She is in a constant state of repeation
Etymology: Repeat+action
Redohndant
Created by: Lolagrrl
Pronunciation: ree-D'OHn-dant
Sentence: My inner genius was obviously out buying bagels as I redohndantly searched the house for the glasses perched neatly atop my noggin.
Etymology: Redundant - Exceeding what is necessary or natural + D'OH! - a statement that embodies all things idiotic. Made famous by Homer Simpson.
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COMMENTS:
That bespectacled noggin must belong to a real d'ohwit...you beat me to the d'oh, d'oh! nice word - pungineer, 2007-10-24: 12:08:00
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Repetatwit
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Re-pet-a-twit
Sentence: Tom was such a repetatwit that when he dialled a wrong number he would constantly use redial, in the hope of eventually gettng to speak to the right person.
Etymology: Repeat(To do or occur in the same way or form) + Twit(A foolish or silly person = Repetatwit
Cyclopsycho
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: sigh-clo-sigh-ko
Sentence: Whenever you play angry birds, you tend to go cyclopsycho thinking the outcome will be different
Etymology: cycle and psychotic
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James