Definitions
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- noun informal The ability to recover from bad circumstances.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Iain Dowie coined the term bouncebackability, but he did not want to see a demonstration here, as Hull appeared on course for the first away win in over a year, only to lose thanks to two
The Guardian World News Paul Doyle 2010
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No doubt he hopes the Clameron alliance will, as a result, choose to illuminate their utterances with quotations from Seneca rather than Ian Dowie (as Lord Mandelson did recently when talking of Gordon Brown's "bouncebackability").
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This is the man who coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' after a swashbuckling performance from his Crystal Palace team and it made such an impact that it found its way into the dictionary!
Give Me Football Featured Content Ian Clarkson 2010
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Some on the monetary policy committee already seem to be itching to withdraw the stimulus: independent member Andrew Sentance gave an upbeat interview to the Guardian last week, stressing Britain's "bouncebackability".
Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Independent member Andrew Sentance recently stressed the "bouncebackability" of the economy.
The Guardian World News Julia Kollewe 2010
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When he introduced the word "bouncebackability" to the English language, Iain Dowie can scarcely have imagined how it would come to define his own managerial career.
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Everyone wrote the Potters off as top-flight whipping boys following their opening-day 3-1 defeat at Bolton, but they displayed immediate 'bouncebackability' by edging Aston Villa in a
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And others are ones whose time has obviously come, or possibly gone, in the way of slang -- automagically, bouncebackability, fakelore, hacktivist, voddy for vodka.
OED words added jinty 2006
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The gallows humour during the interval suggested Strauss had lost something in the interpretation of bouncebackability and nothing changed that view after Hashim Amla and Smith opened briskly.
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Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney, Suncorp Stadium, Sunday 3pm EST I know cats have nine lives, but someone needs to find out the bouncebackability of the humble rabbit.
shelleyftr commented on the word bouncebackability
bouncebackability was invented by Tim Lovejoy on Soccer AM which was shown on a Saturday morning at 9am. This word is now situated in the dictionary and recognised by Wiki. Links are http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bouncebackability and http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bouncebackability
What a great word!!
Shelley
September 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word bouncebackability
Wiktionary doesn't actually support your claim.
Bilby
November 11, 2008
whichbe commented on the word bouncebackability
Wiktionary is unfuckwithable.
November 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word bouncebackability
whichbe, that's delightful.
November 11, 2008
mnfn commented on the word bouncebackability
The ability to bounce-back.
August 30, 2009
Leximaniac commented on the word bouncebackability
Great entry slelleyftr! This is an excellent example of how a madeup word can achieve acceptability status. Great word...
March 19, 2010