Plunderachiever: There’s no “U” in “Team”

DEFINITION: n. A team member who always shares the workload, but nevertheless tries to get exclusive credit for any work done. v. To temporarily suppress your own need for self-aggrandizement.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Plunderachiever: /plun-der-a-chee-ver/ Max was a plunderachiever because of his highly competitive nature. He blatantly took credit for the ideas of his coworkers to get ahead. One day, however, he became the office goat when he tried to take credit for Martha’s recommendation to add another ladies room to the office. Etymology: (play on underachiever) plunder: to take another’s intellectual property + achiever: successful, a winner Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Plunderachiever:

Jabberwocky, 2009-06-10: 11:45:00
good one

mweinmann, 2009-06-10: 19:52:00
really good word…got my vote!

hyperborean, 2009-06-11: 00:45:00
Perfect word.

Mustang, 2009-06-11: 02:49:00
Excellent!

Transferentialcreditation: /trans-fur-en-shal-credi-tay-shun/ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi tried to take transferentialcreditation for all the Beatles hits after the time they spent with him.
Etymology: transfer + credit + play on transcendental meditation
Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Transferentialcreditation:

mrskellyscl, 2009-06-10: 07:28:00
My orthodontist wanted me to transcendentalmedication.

Mustang, 2009-06-11: 02:48:00
Fractured my tongue pronouncing it..great word!

Amego: /am ee go/ Stanley always took credit for his study team’s efforts. It was like the rest of the group were his invisible writing team. The others were getting fed up with their amego, so they decided to pay him back. For this one particular project, they made up false data but were very persuasive in their report. Stanley grabbed the report, raced up to the front and presented the info as his own, thanking the little people who had helped him along the way. He was so full of his own self-importance that he failed to actually read the words and read them out blindly to the class. Imagine his regret at the report on the Bologna harvest from the those prolific baloney trees in Italy! Etymology: Amigo (Spanish for friend or comrade) & Am (first person form of the verb “to be”) & Ego ( (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind; an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others;
your consciousness of your own identity)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Amego:

DrWebsterIII, 2009-06-10: 19:27:00
good one!

Stargrazer: /star – graz – ur/ Aurora was a master stargrazer. She would hitch herself to those who shone brightly with ideas and would adopt them as her own. One of her most frequent victims was Alice who was vivacious, exciting and brilliant; and thought of as a “rising star” at work. You might say that Aurora was boring next to Alice…. Etymology: star (leading(p): indicating the most important performer or role), grazer (one who feeds on forages or eats), play on stargazer (a person who observes the stars) and in this case, steals some of their brilliance…. Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Stargrazer:

mrskellyscl, 2009-06-10: 11:54:00
Nice!

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Be Creative,

James