Verboticism: Undergrasp

'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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Undergrasp

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /"un-d&r-'grasp/

Sentence: When the couple played Spades, he would always underbid and she would always overbid; between his overreaching and her undergrasping, they'd usually break even.

Etymology: From the common phrase "his reach exceeds his grasp"

Points: 512

Comments: Undergrasp

wordmeister - 2007-01-16: 10:55:00
Good word ErWenn! This is a word you could us on an everyday basis -- at least if you know people like that...

ErWenn - 2007-01-17: 00:15:00
Thanks, I was happy with that one. It's nice to come up with one that's not just a portmanteau.

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