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Perserverance 

When you get a tattoo but can’t spell and you’re forced to persevere.
Your uncle got a tattoo with the word, “Perserverance” and had to get it fixed with another tattoo to make it all better.

preserverance 

The ability to keep going even of you think the task is too much too handle. Being able to handle anything that comes in your direction, even though it may seem impossible. The ability to take on and concur whatever may face you. The fortitude to keep your mindset and keep pushing towards the goal.
My preserverance was strong enough to defeat my battle against the demons in my mind. I preserved the strength that I learned and used it against my enemies.
preserverance by Alf&om613 February 5, 2018

perseverance 

to finish what you started regardless of the obstacles that stand in the way.
I will choose to live my life with perseverance when it gets hard and uncomfortable so that i can achieve the goal that is in site.

Pereverance

A means of being in an infinite state of awesomeness.
The friends of the bride and groom partied like their pereverance was only getting better.
Pereverance by B.rad September 26, 2013

Perseverance Rover

The NASA perserverance rover is a rover that used MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment) to generate a lot of oxygen (122g) from carbon dioxide by splitting it with a catalyst insulated by aerogel.

During the process of separating the oxygen atom, the temperature rises to 798° C. In this regard, MOXIE has received a gold coating and an aerogel. The presence of heat resistant materials ensures that heat is retained inside the tool. The Perseverance rover extracted oxygen from carbon dioxide 16 times, leaving carbon monoxide as a byproduct. Oxygen is good not just for future astronauts to breathe, but also to fuel rockets.
NASA: We synthesized oxygen from carbon dioxide in Mars using the Perseverance rover and an insulated catalyst.
Perseverance Rover by HawaiianPunch1 September 12, 2023

pisserverance 

A special type of perseverance displayed by a young pet, especially a dog, marked by a steadfastness in the act of urinating numerous times on its training pad in order to obtain as many rewards as possible such as a meaty treat or bone, despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
His dachshund's pisseverance illustrates its single-mindedness to get lots of treats. In the course of one day, it drank 10 gallons of water and always held some back each time it pissed so it could turn the next pad yellow at will. Now that's not normal doggedness. That's pisserverance!
pisserverance by ironicmusings October 2, 2013
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
Word of the Day on October 4, 2026
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
Word of the Day on October 3, 2026

Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
Word of the Day on October 1, 2026
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