Month: June 2010

DEFINITION: n. A type of frustration created by a manager who never notices when you work late, but always nags you for leaving early whenever you leave on time. v. To carefully monitor your subordinates to ensure that they never leave work a minute early.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Clockjock: /klok jok/ Hal was a clockjock. He eyed his staff like a hungry lion at a zebra watering hole. If they tried to sneak away early, he’d confront them to the point, they’d never do it again. One day, young Mindy raced to the door to escape and was caught by Hal. “Where do you think you are going?” he charged. “My water broke and I need to get to hospital.” she cried. “Nice try”, he countered. “You’ve been here long enough to know that all deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m.”. Etymology: Clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day) & Jock (a person trained to compete) Created by: Nosila.

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karenanne, 2010-06-29: 19:43:00
“…deliveries are made at the rear of the building, after 6:00 p.m.” – HA – priceless

Streptoclockus: /streptəkläkəs/ As a new manager Tom has a bad case of streptoclockus. He watches every minute of his new subordinates workdays as if each second was being pulled from his soul. Etymology: streptococcus (a bacterium of a genus that includes the agents of souring of milk and dental decay, and hemolytic pathogens causing various infections such as scarlet fever and pneumonia) + clock (a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time) Created by: artr.

Stimie: /STY mee/ Early on in his new job, Ernest made the mistake of working late every day to catch up and to prove himself, thinking that would place him in the boss’s good favor. Instead, it means that the boss, who himself doesn’t usually hit the office until 10 am, has now forgotten Ernest’s actual contract hours and assumes he will always be there until 7 pm. So now when Ernest decides to leave on time (5 pm) to actually spend time with his family, he is stimied at every turn by the boss’s obvious disapproval. The boss likes to do such things as staring pointedly at his watch, sighing loudly and saying, “I guess I’ll have to stay and finish things by myself tonight since there won’t be anyone here to help,” and making comments about how “people who are team players will the ones to keep their jobs when cuts are made.” The funny thing is, Ernest has actually begun to feel guilty and acts apologetic as he is leaving (on time). Etymology: time + stymie (to frustrate, hinder, or thwart) Created by: karenanne.

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Nosila, 2010-06-29: 19:25:00
Truer words never spoken…

karenanne, 2010-06-29: 19:40:00
My first thought was “clocksucker” but then I figured I had already put in my share of vulgarity a couple of months ago with “dicktionary,” “motherducker,” and “bitchnessperson.”

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DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Queuebert: /kyoōbərt/ Albert is obsessed with being first. Whether it’s a new movie or the latest electronic gadget he just has to be at the front of the line. He’ll spend days camped out for concert tickets. His friends have taken to calling him queueBert. Perhaps this mania stems from the fact that his mother worked for the railroads and he was born in a caboose. Etymology: queue (a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.) Bert (short for Albert) a play on Q*bert an early video game Created by: artr.

Purusher: /poo-rush-r/ Jeremy was always hurrying his wife to everything. Just last week it was to leave for a party that started at 5 at 3, and today it was to get in line two hours early. He was most definitely a purusher. Etymology: push (to push) + rush (to hurry something) + er Created by: kulekrizpy.

Travelurgent: /tra vel urj ent/ Travelling with Howie was not fun. He would go to the airport hours before the minimum check-in times just to “get a good seat” on the plane (even though seat selection had been assigned at booking time). He drove his wife, Wanda, crazy, as the rushing and waiting drove her mad. Howie was definitely a travelurgent and his haste in getting to the airport, frequently meant he forgot his tickets, passport and or money on the hallway table. Etymology: Travel Agent (someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers) & Urgent (compelling immediate action) Created by: Nosila.

Leagalistic: /Leaug-ual-lis-tic/ Mr. Barnes is a very leagalistic man. He made sure i packed my bags about 2 1/2 hours before it was time to leave to the airport. When i packed my bags, we left, 1 hour and 15 minuets early and waiting on the plane for 45 minuets. This is one very leagalistic man. Etymology: This word came from the lanuage latin in the 1800’s when the king of the time was always very early for events and since he was the kind and took care or leagal issues, they created this word to define the personatly of the king. Created by: RLMzies.

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Bubbles, 2010-06-27: 22:38:00
I love this word.

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DEFINITION: v. To give a child, pet or coworker a wrapped gift or packaged item, only to discover they are more interested packaging than the item itself. n. Gift wrapping or packaging which proves to be more exciting than the contained item.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Boxjoy: /bäksjoi/ Joan always encouraged her children to try new things. When she brought home Chinese carryout Jill, her youngest, discovered boxjoy. Her fascination with the little wire-handled boxes far exceeded her interest for the food inside. Etymology: box (a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid) + joy (a feeling of great pleasure and happiness) a play on bok choy. Created by: artr.

Bubblewrapsody: /bub bel rap so dee/ Georgia could not wait until Tuesdays each week. That’s when the UPS guy, Jeff, brought their regular shipment of office supplies. Sure, he was tall,single and handsome in his brown uniform and he looked forward to seeing her delight when he entered the building. After many weeks of this mutual admiration society, Jeff was on the verge of asking for her phone number when she spilled the beans. She was in bubblewrapsody everytime she unpacked the boxes and popped all those little bubbles. She was addicted and awaited her fix every Tuesday. Oh well, he thought to himself…it wasn’t the first time a cute girl liked him just for his package! Etymology: Bubblewrap (a sheet of plastic material covered with air-filled bubbles, used for wrapping fragile objects in order to protect them in transit) & Rhapsody (A state of elated bliss; ecstasy)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Bubblewrapsody:

galwaywegian, 2010-06-24: 03:37:00
very popopular choice

Playgus: /Play-Gus/ I gave My 31 year old son a gift in a large box just to see what he would do and when he opened it, he threw the gift onto the ground and popped all of the bubble wrap that was inside of the package. My son is the living deffination of Playgus. Etymology: I walked down the street and saw a kid get a gift and do this so i made up this word. HAHAHA!!! You stink like moldy socks!!! Created by: RLMzies.

Uderlizaed: // Etymology: Created by: katie123.

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DEFINITION: v. To apologize for a belch, or the passing of gas, even though it is obvious that the action was done intentionally and with force. n. A person who apologizes insincerely for their burping or belching.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shampassardon: /sham-pasahr-dn/ Though well out of school, Jim just couldn’t break his fraternity-life ways. At his first holiday dinner with his girlfriend’s family, he kept guzzling beers and shampassardoning the mighty belches that followed. His poor behavior might have been excused if he hadn’t chosen to end the meal with, “Buuuurp! Excuse me! BuuUUUUUuuuurp excuse – I mean marry – yes, marry me!” Etymology: from sham + pass (as in “to pass gas”) + pardon, this is a variation of “passardon” which is a genuine request to be excused for passing wind in public Created by: catgrin.

Burpologuy: /bÉ™rpälÉ™gÄ«/ Allen is not much of a white-collar guy. His world is not that of the prim and proper. No fine wine for him – cheap beer. He is just a burpologuy, belching with the force of a slap in the face followed by a duplicitous ”sorry”. Etymology: burp (noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; belch) + apology (a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure) + guy (a man) Created by: artr.

Regretulence: /re gret yu lens/ Sarah hated eating with her brother Sid, as he delighted in torturing her with his bad manners. He’d make bizarre digestive noises at the table and then apologize insincerely for his actions. This regretulence was really annoying, as he would always blame their poor dog, lying under the table. This was also galling as the dog was never in the house at meal times! Etymology: Regret (be sorry) & Flatulence (a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal) Created by: Nosila.

Gurging: // Etymology: Created by: katie123.

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DEFINITION: v. To greet a person on the phone in rude or obnoxious manner, and then do your best to ignore, or talk over, whatever they say as the conversation continues. n. A person with atrocious phone manners.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Opberator: /äpbirātər/ Hilda loves her job as an opberator. It gives her a great sense of power that she can disconnect dozens of callers with a simple flip of a switch. She can deride a caller to the point where they will often apologize for bothering her. And that thing about calls being recorded for quality-control purposes? The tapes are played at monthly staff meetings as entertainment. Etymology: operator (a person who works at a telephone switchboard) + berate (scold or criticize someone angrily) Created by: artr.

Recepshunist: /ree sepp shun issst/ the recepshunist was off sick with a partial cold…..two cold shoulders Etymology: receptionist shun Created by: galwaywegian.

Telephant: /tel-uh-fuhnt/ “Jane is such a telephant! I swear, once she gets on her cell her behaviour becomes telephaniccal, barking orders and screaming obscenities at some poor slob who doesn’t even know who she is. Maybe she needs therapy?” Etymology: telephone + elephant + tyrant Created by: catgrin.

Uncivilservant: /un siv ill ser vant/ Rudi was aptly named. She was employed by the Dept. of Political Correctness and Fair Treatment. Unfortunately she had been a transferee from the Taxation Dept. so in fact, she was an uncivilservant. She snarled into telephones, was rude with co-workers and clients and apparently hated her job. The irony was that she had more Employee of the Month and Outstanding Customer Service Awards than anyone else in her department. Can you imagine what the rest of them were like??? Etymology: Uncivil (lacking civility or good manners) & Civil Servant (a public official who is a member of the civil service)
Created by: Nosila.

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