Verboticism: Metopia

'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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Metopia

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mee-toe-pee-a

Sentence: Bob would always metopia projects at work in order to get noticed; giving more than the boss wanted, only to end up being reprimanded for wasting time on minutia.

Etymology: me, utopia

Points: 668

Comments: Metopia

wordmeister - 2007-01-16: 10:20:00
And it sounds like myopia too! Good one!

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