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DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk. v. To sigh with relief after your boss marches past your desk
Verboticisms
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Exhaletothechief
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: eks hayl too the cheef
Sentence: Miriam worked for the President of their firm. Technically called an Executive Adminstrator, she soon learned that the title actually meant slave and dog's body to Mr. Stinkin' Lincoln. He did his MBA tour each day (Management By Annoyance) and harassed her and the other staff to work harder and faster. The irony was that he did not even know what Miriam did for him in a day. After his morning passover, she would exhaletothechief and get on with her real work. If only Mr. Lincoln knew how much energy and productivity was utilized by his staff in avoiding him and his daily tours and that they could get more done when he was not around.
Etymology: Exhale (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily) & The Chief (The Boss,a person who exercises control over workers) & play on "Hail to the Chief"(which is a march primarily associated with the President of the United States. Its playing accompanies the appearance of the President at many public appearances.)
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COMMENTS:
Very good! I especially enjoyed MBA. - artr, 2010-01-05: 04:30:00
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Sloozing
Created by: hatman003
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Good sloozing when the boss went past
Etymology:
Binsanitease
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: bin-san-uh-teez
Sentence: Julie felt a moment of binsanitease when her boss walked past the huge stack of papers in her in box, but she knew it was just a matter of time before her coat rack cloaking device failed and she'd be the object of his anger.
Etymology: bin, insanity, tease
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COMMENTS:
love the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-11: 13:20:00
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Dreadnuffmest
Created by: Alicia
Pronunciation: dred/ nuff/ mest
Sentence: as bill sat at his desk with all the unfinished paper work crowding around him, he started to feel dreadnuffmest because he knew at any time his boss would arive back.
Etymology: from the word dread: nuff as in he knows that his boss will of had enough (e"nuff") of him.... and mest as in his life messed (mest) up.
Bossgumps
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: BAWS-guhmps
Sentence: Jeremy got bossgumps every time Mr. Schmidt passed his desk to examine his ever-mounting horriPILEation. (D'oh!) It was getting so he didn't even have a chance to play Dr. Mario anymore.
Etymology: boss + goose bumps (sorta)
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COMMENTS:
Wow...that's just...wow. I think that may be the best verboticism ever. I'm going to have to steal that spoonerism technique in the future. - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 02:51:00
Thanks! I guess I'll be on the lookout, too. I was going to use "horripileation" instead, but this one works better. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 05:08:00
stunny fuff Clayton - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-11: 09:34:00
Too cute! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-11: 16:21:00
Thanks, guys. Maybe one of these days I'll win the coveted "tries too hard" award. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:26:00
ahh...'the verbwannabe trophy'...we all want that - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 18:02:00
Indeed, to be followed by the customary frontal verbotomy. Oh, wait. Been used already. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 22:06:00
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me... - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 23:12:00
...than a frontal lobotomy! - ErWenn, 2007-06-11: 23:12:00
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Dawdleangst
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: DAH - dl - angst
Sentence: Having frittered away much of the afternoon on the assumption that his boss was away for the day, Bernard suffered a sudden and severe attack of dawdleangst when his boss walked by and saw the mounds of unfinished paperwork on the desk.
Etymology: Blend of 'dawdle' (to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter) and 'angst' (a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish)
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COMMENTS:
DAWDLEANGST is best cured by a "donut run"... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:44:00
Better still, a coffee! - Wordotwist, 2008-08-05: 10:51:00
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Blork
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: bl-aw-k
Sentence: "You know when you're totally blorking 'cos your boss didn't talk to you? I had it three times today. I nearly died of blork." "OMG! I had a major blork just then. My boss is a total slave driver but he didn't notice me slacking for a change."
Etymology: The words 'boss', 'pile' and 'work' all squashed together into a semi-coherent sounding sort of word.
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COMMENTS:
Is she having a blockage or a blorkage? Great word. - Discoveria, 2012-09-09: 14:34:00
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Spassmedic
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: spass/mee/dik
Sentence: His face contorted in a spassmedic grimace as his boss pounced on the cubicle beside him.
Etymology: spasmodic + pass me
Stressurerush
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stresh/er/rush
Sentence: When the boss is on a rampage looking to yell and dump on someone and my desk is backlogged and piled high, I go into a stressurerush when he storms past.
Etymology: stress + pressure + rush
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by cohenarie. It is also inspired by Timothy Johnson's book "GUST" where he advises that the first thing you have to realize about office politics is that it's a game. Thank you Cohenarie and Timothy! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by cohenarie. Thank you cohenarie. ~ James