Definder - what does the word mean?

What is perfectionist?

The inability to start on a project, assignment, essay or any creative task due to the fear of not getting it perfectly right.

Joe: You haven't started writing your paper yet?
Bob: Nope
Joe: Isn't it due tomorrow?
Bob: Yep.
Joe: I thought you went to the library and did your research, made your notes and wrote your outline.
Bob: I've got perfectionist paralysis.

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Perfectionist - what is it?

The name given to a person that chooses to complete random tasks to perfection, but lacks the ability to perfect or even attempt the other necessary tasks in life. A Selective Perfectionist has the full potential to do everything "just right" but chooses to waste all of their time perfecting something else when other things require attention. Also known as procrastinating.

See also: Selective hearing

Example one:
John: *In an over-enthusiastic voice* "I just spent 7 hours at work today organizing and perfecting some file drawers, I even re-color coded everything and put it in super-alphabetical order"

Diane: "Well that's great for you John, but have you done your laundry yet or taken out the garbage?"

John: "Uh, no."

Jane: "You're such a selective perfectionist. I want a divorce."

Example two:

Mom: "Jeffrey, have you cleaned up your room yet or packed for the Florida trip?"

Jeffrey: "Not jussst yet. See, I was playing Spore and I started creating my creature, then it needed wings, and I thought some horns would look pretty cool. Then I just had to give it some big eyes and razors for feet. And..."

Mom: "For f@#$ sake Jeffrey, you're 24. Put down the video game and turn your selective perfectionst attitude towards things that need your attention, like your room, or a SHOWER. I need a drink"

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What does "perfectionist" mean?

A person who does everything perfectly and has no flaws whatsoever. IF they do have any flaws, they are minor and aren't that big of a deal. Perfectionists are considered awesome at times because of how perfectly they accomplish their tasks and because of how perfect they are themselves. Many people wish to be a perfectionist for perfectionists are just simply awesome, but they can't be one because they're not 'perfect material'

-"Gosh darn it! How I wish I could be a perfectionist!"

-"Wow. See that girl Nadia over there? She's a perfectionist. She talks the talk and walks the walk and everything. Damn, lemme get her numba."

-If you're a perfectionist, you're just simply awesome."

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Perfectionist - what does it mean?

Someone who takes fucking ages to do even a basic task because it has to be 'perfect'.

Did you just take an hour and a half to polish your shoes?

Yes, i couldn't get rid of a speck of dirt on the soles.

Your such a 'perfectionist'

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Perfectionist - meaning

A person who only prefer the perfect, instead of any standard short of perfection, most likely showing favoritism towards others.

Teacher: Ben, you got a 50/100! It means you pass!
Ben: YES!!!!!!!!
Teacher: Just kidding! The passing score is 200000000000/100
Ben: OH WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Tim: That fucking perfectionist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Perfectionist - definition

A person who does not know the meaning of the words "budget" and "deadline".

Tim is such a perfectionist he spend 6 months designing how the buttons are going to look on a website. Unfortunately that's all the time we had to complete the whole project and needless to say the client did not want to spend any more money. The project got cancelled, which forced us to close the company, lose our homes and forced to live in the wilderness where we use the weaker members of our family as bait to distract wolves, bears and other wild life while we forage for berries which are not covered in bird shit. Thanks Tim.

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Perfectionist - slang

Someone who needs everything to be absolutely fucking perfect and organized but not ocd

Damn you spend a lot of time on everything. You must be a perfectionist

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Perfectionist

To have qualities that are on the verge of unreasonable and perfect in every way so that it almost annoys one to the very core of their being.

"Lara is very perfectionistic with her crayon, drawing on the back of that Steak n Shake paper place mat."

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Perfectionist

Anal retentive person who isn't satisfied with any result.

Dan S. is a perfectionist, aka bitch

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Perfectionist

Someone who finds it hard to be happy with their work unless it is of a very high standard. For example, if a perfectionist gets a B grade, they think they have failed as they feel that it's not good enough.

It can be self-destructive and time wasting as perfectionists often procrastinate to avoid doing important tasks in what they see as a substandard way.

They push themselves beyond the normal limits to achieve their goals and people are sometimes surprised by what they can accomplish.

Perfectionists do not deal well with pressure and close deadlines, particularly when the work is important, as they feel they do not have enough time to make their work 'perfect' and therefore be happy with it.

It can be both a blessing and a curse.

Perfectionists are not the same as those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), although they can be obsessive about their work.

Jack: I'm a perfectionist. I'm not happy with my work unless I know it's the best it can be.
James: I hadn't noticed.
Jack: I detected a tad of sarcasm in your voice then.

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