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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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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.
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)
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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Modemoperandom
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mode dem oper an dom
Sentence: Cindy was a creature of habit. She hated changes and so she had problems keeping up with modern technology. Since she never kept her debit receipts, she never knew how much money was in her bank account. And since most of her bills were paid by auto deduction and all her revenue sources were paid by automatic deposit, she had even less clue. She'd swipe her card until it ran out of funds and still kept trying to get money from it, because she was unclear what "Cannot process transaction" really meant. Finally her friend suggested changing banks to help her with her modemoperandom issue. The new bank was called Blunt Bank. Now, whenever she had run out of funds, the message that came up was very simple: "Piss off, you're broke!"
Etymology: Modem ((from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line) & Random (lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance;taken haphazardly)& play on Modus Operandi (an unvarying or habitual method of procedure)
Futiliteration
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: few-TILL-it-err-ay-shun
Sentence: Marjorie was an idiotto. Her futiliteration had been rewarded by a long, but unfulfilling, career in the jar inspection role at the glassworks.
Etymology: futile + iteration (idiotto -- idiot + ditto)
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COMMENTS:
terrific!! - libertybelle, 2007-10-24: 16:23:00
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Unyieldingdong
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: un-yeel-ding-dong
Sentence: Despite the fact that it clearly didn't fit, Sue remained an unyieldingdong, and continuted to try to insert her house key into the car's ignition.
Etymology: unyielding, ding-dong
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COMMENTS:
Great idea! But why not just "unyieldong"? - milorush, 2007-10-24: 10:28:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-24: 10:38:00
Cuz then it would have a phallic connotation, which, in retrospect, might not have been a bad idea ;-). - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-24: 11:43:00
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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'
Repdumity
Created by: alanahnichole
Pronunciation: {rep-dumb-it.ee}
Sentence:
Etymology:
Tunnelvisioned
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: tuhn-ul-vizh-un-d
Sentence: John is so tunnelvisioned; he keeps doing the same thing over and over again.
Etymology: A person who is tunnel visioned sees nothing but the task at hand and an unrelenting need for the task at hand to come to fruition even though it may never do so.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James