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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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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
Undetard
Created by: CDH167
Pronunciation: un dee tard
Sentence: "She hasn't called me back about tonight's concert, so I'll just text her again. Don't look at me like I'm an undetard!"
Etymology: Blend of 'undeterred' and 'retard'
Tenasilly
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: teh-nah-sill-ee
Sentence:
Etymology: Tenacity + Silly
Blissnorance
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: 'blis-nor-ence
Sentence: Kimberly's blissnorence of what happened to discarded sweaters behind the tool shed was well-deserved.
Etymology: bliss (happiness) + ignorance (lack of comprehension)
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COMMENTS:
were they purl-loined? - Nosila, 2010-02-20: 02:15:00
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Notparticularlyprofoundhog
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: naht (if you're from Boston) parr tik ewe larr leee proh fow nd hhhh og
Sentence: this notparticularlyprofoundhog woke up the next morning to find everything was the same... she was still broke.
Etymology: groundhog, not particularly profound
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COMMENTS:
ewe go, guroundhog! - Nosila, 2010-02-20: 02:14:00
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Dumbsistence
Created by: Chickp
Pronunciation: Dumb/sis/tence
Sentence: The pure dumbsistence of Betty made her try her card over and over again although it was telling her she had insufficient funds.
Etymology: Dumb+Persistence
Stupetition
Created by: Missnah
Pronunciation: Normally pronounced as stewp/tish/un, but the less common Stew/pa/tish/un is also heard.
Sentence: The stupetitious behaviour of the dog who kept trying to catch the cats through the closed window was hilarious for all those who were watching his numerous failed attempts.
Etymology: Stu- stems fro the word stupid, meaning idiotic. -petition comes from the word repitition meaning doing the same thing more than once
Lancedalot
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: lanced/a/lot
Sentence: Steve repeatedly lancedalot his hand as he took his daily shortcut swinging over the barbed wire fence.
Etymology: Lancelot (the bravest of King Arthur's knights) + lance + alot
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)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James