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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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Thicktoitiveness
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) thĭk-tōō'-ĭt-tĭv-nĭs
Sentence: Margary's refusal to give up on her shiftless, alcoholic, womanizing husband demonstrates the thicktoitiveness of the proverbial moron looking for the corner of a round room.
Etymology: thick = "mentally slow; stupid; dull" + "-toitiveness (suffix from sticktoitiveness = "dogged perseverance; resolute tenacity")
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COMMENTS:
brilliant!! - libertybelle, 2007-10-24: 16:25:00
My other word for this definition was "duhtermination." - milorush, 2007-10-25: 10:59:00
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Thickomat
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: thick/o/mat
Sentence: Even though Petula was obviously a rocket scientist of some repute when it came to machines clearly marked out of order, she showed all the classic behaviours of your typical thickomat: the staring blankly, the repeated button pressing, the endless waiting for something to happen....
Etymology: thick (not terribly clever)+ o-mat (denoting humdrum machine) doormat (individual feeling powerless to change their circumstances)
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)
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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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
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)
Redoofus
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rēdoō-fəs
Sentence: Victor was such a redoofus that he spent 20 minutes punching the auto-opening key fob aimed at the wrong car. He did wonder who had put a bumper sticker for some random cause on his car and why he suddenly had a child's car seat in his car but still he persisted, moving to different angles and pushing the button harder. The only thing that broke his trance was the car owner getting in the car and driving away. That was the point at which he remembered that he was driving his wife's car because his was in the shop.
Etymology: redo (do (something) again or differently)+ doofus (do (something) again or differently)
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COMMENTS:
funny and probably true - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-22: 11:47:00
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Repeation
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: rah-pea-chun
Sentence: She is in a constant state of repeation
Etymology: Repeat+action
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James