DEFINITION: A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity; excessive patience.

Eternalretentive

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: e-turn-al-ree-tent-iv

Sentence: Penelope's eternalretention was so bad that it was being mimicked by her digestive system. It was always waiting for the perfect piece of cuisine - so she was fading away.

Etymology: anal retentive + eternity

Points: 563

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