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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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Heebiemanageebies
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈhibi-ˌmænəˈdʒibiz/
Sentence: The fact that my boss has yet to figure out that I'm still working on last November's TPS reports really gives me the heebie-manageebies.
Etymology: From heebie-jeebies + manager
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COMMENTS:
very cute! - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 17:57:00
Gives me the creeps just saying it out loud. - petaj, 2007-06-12: 07:48:00
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Dodgework
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dawdge-work
Sentence: Cybil had lots of dodgework last week ever since the new guy Chip came to the team. He was so dreamy.
Etymology: dodge + work
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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Demotional
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: dee-MOE-shun-ull
Sentence: He became completely demotional as he realized the fruitless struggle to conquer the mountain of work on his desk was inevitably leading to an ugly fall down the corporate ladder.
Etymology: demotion + emotional
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:29:00
Very good! - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 17:30:00
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Circleshirk
Created by: kendriveset
Pronunciation: cir-cle-sherk
Sentence: Debbie liked to circleshirk whenever her supervisor, Bob, tried to micro-manage. Sometimes it even made the boring day at work kind of exciting, yet fearful.
Etymology: circle + shirk: to hide amidst the piles of work to avoid work/the boss.
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2010-01-05: 18:47:00
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Avoideliefear
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: a-void-e-lea-fear
Sentence: At the sound of the thundering footsteps, a sudden feeling of avoideliefear has overwhelmed my pretty blonde head.
Etymology: avoid - the boss relief - he doesn't know it's you fear - that he will find out
Relidread
Created by: Zer22
Pronunciation: Rel-eh-dread
Sentence: I had a relidread feeling as I was not caught for having a lot of work to do.
Etymology: Relief + Dread
Parajoya
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: pair/a/joy/a
Sentence: Bill always found himself filled with parajoya each time the owner of the company would visit. While he knew this meant shuffling papers near his opened file drawer, as well as his Oscar worthy pretend phone converstations which always made him sweat, he also knew that once the owner made his rounds, it was smooth sailing...until next month.
Etymology: Paranoia: a disorder in which a person becomes overly suspicious and emotionally sensitive. Joy: the emotion of great happiness .
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COMMENTS:
Nice ring to it... - Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:52:00
Thanks nose. :) - lumina, 2008-08-05: 00:59:00
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Stressurerush
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stresh/er/rush
Sentence: When the boss is on a rampage looking to yell and dump on someone and Jenny's desk is backlogged and piled high, she goes into a stressurerush when he storms past.
Etymology: STRESSURERUSH - noun - from - STRESS + PRESSURE + RUSH
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COMMENTS:
STRESSURERUSH...the hidden killer. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:39:00
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Phoverwhelmed
Created by: cafisher
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was phoverwhelmed as I recognized my boss's staccato heel taps coming down the hall. I cowered behind the stacks of paperwork and breathed a sigh of relief when I realized she was only going to the ladies room.
Etymology: phew! + overwhelmed
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