Verboticism: Perfictionism
DEFINITION: A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity; excessive patience.
Perfictionism
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Stymied by her own perfictionism, she kept letting go of Mr. Right in search of Mr. Unfreakinbelievable. Now in her 70's she can frequently be heard muttering "All good things come to those who wait..." to her half dozen cats.
Etymology: fiction + perfectionism
Points: 595
Comments: Perfictionism
OZZIEBOB - 2007-09-11: 18:59:00
The thing about spinsters- to quote Earlene White- "a woman who knows all the answers but has never been asked the question." Love the sentence and a nice word.