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.

Perflunktion

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pərfləngkshən

Sentence: In a Utopian world Jerry would always meet his lofty goals. In this world he usually achieves perflunktion. Karma seems bent on snatching the linchpin from whatever project he was about to declare a success.

Etymology: perfection (being free from all flaws or defects) + flunk (fail to reach the required standard)

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