Verboticism: Hangstay
DEFINITION: n. A person who succeeds not because of their talents, but because they just won't quit. v. To firmly believe in your talents and never give up on your goals, despite the huge obstacles, snide comments, and repeated setbacks.
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Persistrance
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: per-sis-trance
Sentence: Norma's persistrance helped her win Employee of the Year at work. Unfortunately, she was so focused on her job that she failed to notice that Robert had moved out 2 months ago.
Etymology: persistance: tenacity, strength, purpose + trance: detatchment from one's physical surroundings
Suckcess
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: suk - sess
Sentence: George was a huge suckcess. He was not good with people, pushy, offensive and many times did not get his facts straight. Because he was out in the used car lot six days a week, twelve hours a day, rain or shine; the sheer number of people he dealt with helped assure him of the number one spot for car sales each month.
Etymology: suck (inadequate or objectionable), success
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COMMENTS:
ex'sell'ant ! all around - DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-11: 08:51:00
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Obsesstinate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ob/sess/stuh/nit
Sentence: Karen's obsesstinate personality drove her supervisors and managers crazy and so she was promoted quickly up the company infrastructure to get rid of her, not because of her business sense, or corporate abilities.
Etymology: some one who is totally obsessed with being obstinate - obsess + obstinate (tenaciously unwilling to yield)
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-05-01: 22:06:00
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Blondfidence
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: bland' fidens
Sentence: It was Stephanie's blondfidence that allowed her to achieve everything, not her genius.
Etymology: blonde + confidence = blondfidence blond (slang. simple minded, foolish confidence (conviction, faith, belief)
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COMMENTS:
Hey! I represent that! - mrskellyscl, 2009-06-11: 07:24:00
I'm a hair stylist & Legally Blonde is one of my favorites - DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-11: 08:48:00
Fierce! - hyperborean, 2009-06-11: 10:52:00
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Hambition
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ham bish shun
Sentence: Liza was determined to be a great actress. She starred in school productions through high school and somehow made it into acting school. Her hambition was to get into a long-running soap, but she was rejected because her acting skills were too over the top. She finally got a bit part in a movie, "Joe's Apartment", but only because she was the only actor who allowed them to put a cockroach on her nose...
Etymology: Ham (unskilled actor who overacts) & Ambition (strong drive for success)
Persistenator
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: per-sis-ten-ay-tor
Sentence: In the office, Phyllis was called the persistenator. She worked hard and despite not having quite the flashes of brilliance and withitness as many new hires. However, she always was went about her daily duties. After 3 years waiting for the promotion from mail clerk to record filing, it took her another 4 years to make it to front desk. After spending 10 years at the job, and after much turnover in the office, she was finally promoted to office manager 6 years ago. She hoped to make the jump to mid-level management soon as she just completed a correspondance course in business administration.
Etymology: persistence,the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior + ator, suffix indicating a person that is involved with doing what the root word is about
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COMMENTS:
On a roll! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:29:00
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Sticktwit
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Stik-twit
Sentence: Malcolm was a complete sticktwit, no matter what went wrong he would stick at it until he got it right, even if it took months.
Etymology: Stick(adhere to) + Twit(foolish) = Sticktwit. See also stick to it
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COMMENTS:
good one, welcome back, TJayzz! - Nosila, 2009-06-11: 10:57:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-11: 15:47:00
enjoyed this one..... - mweinmann, 2009-06-12: 07:47:00
Hello all, great to be back. Thank-you for good comments. - TJayzz, 2009-06-12: 15:27:00
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Nosensequitter
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: no/sens/kwit/tur
Sentence: Sally's philosophy was to aspire to be a nosensequitter who would never give up even if it was an unwarranted conclusion.
Etymology: no sense + quit + non sequitur (illogical conclusion)
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COMMENTS:
Cute word...to fatten the Latin! - Nosila, 2009-06-11: 11:00:00
great! - mweinmann, 2009-06-12: 07:47:00
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Personverence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: per son veer ents
Sentence: Jane's coach tried to instill in her a sense of personverence. He made her do yoga with a cockroach on her nose. He thought if she overcame her bizarre fear of bugs, she could be a gold medal yogoist. Trouble is, coach never knew it was not an Olympic sport yet and so her goals were beyond her roach. He was obviously just a Roachcoach...if he taught theatrics, he could be a Stagecoach!
Etymology: Person (a human being) & Perseverence (the ability to be persistent, refuse to stop)
Talentenacious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: talətənāshəs
Sentence: It’s not that Jim is the best or brightest in his field. His skill is being tanentenacious. The fact that he can’t carry a tune with a flat-bed truck doesn\'t stop him from becoming a country/western singing sensation. His rugged good looks, back-up singers and technology by the truckload has gotten him far. There was that little setback last week when somebody called ASPCA to report an animal being tortured when Jim was singing in the shower, but he’ll get past that.
Etymology: talent (natural aptitude or skill) + tenacious (not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle)