Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson #6: “Leave an imprint”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink.

DEFINITION: v. To create an impression that you have made a positive contribution, especially when related to career activities. n. A personal mark or imprint which proves that you have done something that matters.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Colophiti: /kol-uh-fiti/ John placed his distinctive colophiti on all office collaborative work and memos to demonstrate to his boss that he had personally read and digested all the important information. Etymology: colophon (printer’s distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works) + graffiti (markings, tags, or initials) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Colophiti:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 18:05:00
Lovely word.

Worthprint: /WURTH-print/ Who will leave the greater worthprint: Foo, Kilroy or Johnny Bunko? Etymology: WORTH: usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person or a purpose & PRINT: impression or mark; to impress on the mind or memory. As a schoolboy, in the 1950s, it was a lark to write “Foo was here!” Later on he was replaced by Kilroy. Looks like now it’s about to be Johnny Bunko’s turn. Actually, “Johnny Bunko was here!” sounds great. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Signifiprint: /-səgˈnɪfəˌpɹɪnt-/ In a desperate, but ultimately confused attempt to leave a signifiprint and make sure his chores did not go unnoticed around the house, he began initialing every bag of trash he took out to the curb. Etymology: from signifi(cant) + -print (as in footprint, fingerprint, and imprint) Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Signifiprint:

Nosila, 2008-05-05: 21:32:00
Lie it!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:56:00
Great word.

Jobifact: /jahb-eh-fakt/ Johnny left little jobifacts around the office to look like he was busy working. He would leave papers by the printer of drafts of written work, he would save and stack his telephone messages (real and made up ones, mind you) on his desk, and left emails of his work exploits. He would often start sentences like, “You know Bob, I’ve been thinking about this . . .” or “What’s been bothering me, Florence, about the Dithers’ case is . . .” He constantly asked his co-workers if he could borrow their White-Out, extra large paper clips, or staples because he just “ran out.” Whenever a report came out that had his name on it, he would post it on the staff bulletin board and pin it on the walls of his tiny cubicle. In essence, Johnny didn’t do much. Etymology: Job, profession, place of work + artifact, a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory or investigative procedures Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Jobifact:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 18:03:00
Sounds like he was jobiquitous!

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Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com

the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy - 2008-05-05: 00:01:00

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson #6: “Leave an imprint”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James

Verbotomy - 2008-05-05: 00:01:00

It was a tie!!! arrrteest and petaj tied for the number one spot in our Johnny Bunko Adventure! See: Petaj and Arrrteest Tie Johnny Bunko. ~ James

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson #5: “Make excellent mistakes”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink.

DEFINITION: v. To make a mistake from which the benefits of what you learned exceed the costs of the screw-up. n. An excellent mistake.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Erronebonus: /air-owe-nee-bow-nus/ To erroneously mark down the wrong civic holiday on the company calender was a mistake. To get an extra day off was an erronebonus. Etymology: erroneous + bonus Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Erronebonus:

stache, 2008-05-02: 08:54:00
nice blending. only 2 extra letters added to a ‘real’ word.

Mustang, 2008-05-02: 18:46:00
Good one!

Tigger, 2008-05-02: 22:18:00
Excellent!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-04: 06:50:00
Ditto, ditto.

Bonerrata: /bahn-ehr-atta - bōn-err-atta/ “She fired me!” Kevin cried out in laughter. “Really? What for?” Devon asked surprisingly. “I asked her out.” Kevin replied with a twinkle in his eye. “Huh?” Devon grunted. “Yeah, I asked her out after I accidently deleted all of the files of the Johnson report.” “Really?” asked Devon. “Yeah, she said no and she doesn’t want me to work here anymore, but she needs me to fix the situation — from home! So I will now be telecommuting Dude!” Etymology: bon, good + boner, blunder + errata, corrections of mistakes, from err, to make a mistake Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Bonerrata:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-04: 06:50:00
Nice word.

Acerr: /ace-err/ A scientist at the 3-M company, in an attempt to make a super glue, acerred when he came up with a weak glue and used it to invent post-it notes. The scientist and 3-M went on to make millions of dollars from his acerror. Etymology: VERB - to acerr - (from to ace + to err) _____
NOUN - acerror - from ace (excellent, first rate) + error Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Acerr:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-02: 14:08:00
fabulous blend

petaj, 2008-05-03: 06:27:00
got my vote

Serendumbity: /serr - uhn - DUM - uh - tee/ Felicity had a glorious gift for serendumbity; many things that might turn into disasters became successes in spite of her ineptitude in actually planning her life. Etymology: blend of serendipity and dumb Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Serendumbity:

Jabberwocky, 2008-05-02: 14:07:00
nice word

pieceof314, 2008-05-02: 14:28:00
Great choice in name, too!

Tigger, 2008-05-02: 22:02:00
Good name for the next sequel to ‘Legally Blonde’.

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http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=slip

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com

the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy - 2008-05-02: 00:01:00

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson # 5: “Make excellent mistakes”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James

We spent a week at Verbotomy playing with Dan Pink’s Johnny Bunko and the Six Career Secrets that no one ever told you. It was a lot of fun, and we learned a lot! Like the fact that there is no plan! And that in the long run, persistence trumps talent…

And naturally we created a gaggle of funny words to describe the things we should, and the things we shouldn’t do, acccording to the Johnny Bunko Lessons. At the end of the week Petaj and Arrrteest snagged the top spots and both of them won an autographed copy of Dan’s book.

If you want, you can still play with Verbotomy with Johnny. Check out our Johnny Bunko Summary Page. It’s loaded with the links to all the Johnny Bunko definitions, comics and invented words. And if you’re inspired, maybe you’ll create a few new words to describe your career.

Thanks again to Dan Pink.

Be creative,

James

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson #4: “Persistance Trumps Talent”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink.

DEFINITION: n. A person who succeeds not because of their talents, but because they just won’t quit. v. To firmly believe in your talents and never give up on your goals, despite the huge obstacles, snide comments, and repeated setbacks.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Persistenator: /per-sis-ten-ay-tor/ In the office, Phyllis was called the persistenator. She worked hard and despite not having quite the flashes of brilliance and withitness as many new hires. However, she always was went about her daily duties. After 3 years waiting for the promotion from mail clerk to record filing, it took her another 4 years to make it to front desk. After spending 10 years at the job, and after much turnover in the office, she was finally promoted to office manager 6 years ago. She hoped to make the jump to mid-level management soon as she just completed a correspondance course in business administration. Etymology: persistence,the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior + ator, suffix indicating a person that is involved with doing what the root word is about Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Persistenator:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:29:00
On a roll!

Grinderminder: /grīnd-er-mīnd-er/ Kendra’s stick-to-it-ness gave her the reputation of being the workplace grinderminder. No matter what the boss threw at her, she always plodded her way through each task, often learning the ropes as she went along. Sometimes she was able to do it with no problems, other times she had to start over and ask for help. Either way, everyone knew she wouldn’t quit. Etymology: grind, from grindstone + minder, a person who is paying attention to something Created by: pieceof314.

Comments on Grinderminder:

daniellegeorge, 2008-05-01: 09:39:00
that’s stupid.

pieceof314, 2008-05-01: 13:54:00
What? Why would you say that?

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:27:00
Good word.

pieceof314, 2008-05-02: 14:50:00
Thanks, Ozziebob!

Nosensequitter: /no-sens-kwit-tur/ Sally’s philosophy was to aspire to be a nosensequitter who would never give up even if it was an unwarranted conclusion. Etymology: no sense + quit + non sequitur (illogical conclusion) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Nosensequitter:

galwaywegian, 2008-05-01: 06:58:00
brilliant!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:28:00
Great word.

Unswervictor: /un-SWER-vick-ter/ The unswervictor’s hero was Benjamin Disraeli, who once said “through perseverence many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure”. Etymology: unswerving (persistent) + victor (winner) Created by: petaj.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

http://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=cockroach

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com

the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy - 2008-05-01: 00:01:00

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson # 4: “Persistence trumps talent”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James

DEFINITION: v. To temporarily suppress your own need for self-aggrandizement. n. A team member who works very hard to share their responsibilities and workload, but in the end always tries to claim exclusive credit for any work done.

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson # 3: “It’s not about you”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Tempovashun: /temp-O-VAY-shun/ After counselling in his previous job, Gordon decided that the only way to stay employed was to kudostifle his personal desires and give more recognition to his team mates. Unfortunately, he could only manage a tempovashun and within weeks of starting his new job he had alienated the team by reflecting all their glory on to himself. Etymology: temp (temporary) + ovation (applause) + shun (avoid) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Tempovashun:

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-30: 12:21:00
another goodie

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:33:00
I like it.

Kudosnagger: /COO- doh - snag - uhr/ Mervin was a shameless kudosnagger who always made an effort to create the appearance that he was the creative and driving force behind every innovation and creation of his team. Etymology: Blend of kudos and snagger - one who grabs or takes Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Kudosnagger:

arrrteest, 2008-05-01: 15:59:00
I think this was my favorite word. I used it today at work!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-02: 05:34:00
Kudo-snagger or kudos-nagger, both sound good to me.

Increditulous: /in-cred-eh-chyo-lus/ Brad liked to work with newbies because they were not savy to his increditulous ways. He would sucker them all into believing they were working towards a common goal, but really he would be lifting himself on the shoulders of others all the while pretending to be genuine. Etymology: in, not + credit,the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person + credulous, willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. Created by: arrrteest.

Comments on Increditulous:

pieceof314, 2008-05-01: 10:17:00
I worked with someone like that. They would be not much more than a cheerleader and then take credit for everything.

Hijaccolade: /HAHY-jak-uh-LEYD/ Bob targetted membership of winning teams like an elite-seeking missile. Determined to sit on the top rung of the ladder of success, he was unashamely prepared to hi-jaccolade himself to fame, fortune and, to arise Sir Robert, through stealing the limelight from others. Etymology: HIJACK: sieze control, take over, to swindle & ACCOLADE: special acknowledgement, expression of approval, an award, honor, laudatory note. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Hijaccolade:

petaj, 2008-04-30: 03:26:00
I like this combination

Mustang, 2008-04-30: 06:08:00
Catches the definition very well. Great verbotomism. May be best for the day.

Jabberwocky, 2008-04-30: 12:19:00
very nice

Nosila, 2008-05-01: 01:52:00
good one

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

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Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy - 2008-04-30: 00:01:00

Today’s definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko’s Career Lesson # 3: “It’s not about you”. See: “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko” by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James