Verboticism: Poorfect

'This is going to be the closest shave ever!'

DEFINITION: v. To push yourself so hard to reach an impossibly high standard of perfection, that you undercut your own success. n. An impossibly high goal which practically guarantees failure.

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Poorfect

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: poor - fekt

Sentence: No matter how hard Roger tried, his results were poorfect. He wanted to achieve and he tried to be perfect in everything he did but somehow, he always fell far short of his goals.

Etymology: poor (inadequate: not sufficient to meet a need), perfect

Points: 809

Comments: Poorfect

Nosila - 2009-08-19: 12:11:00
He's just poofectly human...