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DEFINITION: To never give up, to never let go of your dream, especially when others try to take it away from you.
Verboticisms
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Zestanacious
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: zest-an-a-shuss
Sentence: Despite negative comments and occasional setbacks, Calamity Jane was zestanacious about being a rootin', tootin' sure shot.
Etymology: A combo of zest, zeal, and tenacious ... everything it takes to make hopes and dreams come true.
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-02: 16:14:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-01-02: 19:01:00
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Carpedream
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: kar-pay-DREE-m. (to rhyme with carpe diem)
Sentence: After years of ridicule from his Latin teacher because of his lethargy, Bob decided to cease the daze, yelling "carpedream! carpedream!"
Etymology: To sieze the dream! Based on carpe diem: Latin phrase meaning "pluck the day" (or in modern parlance rendered: "to sieze the day."
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COMMENTS:
Clever play ... on seize the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-02: 14:38:00
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Aspiverance
Created by: Phunky
Pronunciation: asp-iv-EAR-ance (british english)
Sentence: Her unwavering aspiverance turned her naive childhood pork-chop-stealing dream into a reality.
Etymology: Portmanteau of aspiration and perseverance. noun: aspiverance. verb: to aspivere. Amusing alternative configuration: perspiration
Disquittable
Created by: emmthewriter
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As disquittable as she is, she never gives up or loses faith in herself.
Etymology:
Persevicious
Created by: spunkify
Pronunciation: Per-se- vish-us
Sentence: Wow, she is so persevicious, she is still protesting even when the officials said she couldn't!
Etymology: Perseverance + Tenacious
Pullsevere
Created by: Zaeyde
Pronunciation: Pul-se-veer
Sentence: They tried to take away my dream of becoming a professional hot dog tester, but I pullsevered, and look at me now!
Etymology: Persevere, combined with "pull."
Convictream
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: Con-Vick-Trim
Sentence: Leslie's goal, or rather convictream, in life is to win the "Best Mud-slinging Champ" trophy even if he has to play dirty.
Etymology: Conviction + Dream
Grabicious
Created by: TheUrbanRabbit
Pronunciation: Grab-ish-uss
Sentence: Many people complimented Sara on her grabicious devotion to her dream
Etymology: adjective
Tenaciferocity
Created by: blurmore
Pronunciation: Ten-ass-eh-fare-ah-sitee
Sentence: Her tenaciferocity in grasping the bride's bouquet was enhanced by the open bar.
Etymology: Tenacious + Ferocious
Hogsessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hog/sess/ive
Sentence: She had such a hogsessive personality, that once she made a decision, no one challenged her.
Etymology: hog + obsessive
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-02: 16:14:00
Great word!