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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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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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Sloozing
Created by: hatman003
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Good sloozing when the boss went past
Etymology:
Drebossstrelief
Created by: XLilDevilGirlX
Pronunciation: Dre/boss/st/relief
Sentence: omg i think i have drebossstrelief!
Etymology: if u take all the lil bits of drebssstrelief and split them up like i did in how 2 pronouse it then u get its meaning the stress,relief and dread that gets made by ur boss.
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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Squirmpile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SKWURM-pahyl
Sentence: As files began to stack higher and higher in Bob's in-tray, fellow workers realized that it was a clever ploy to avoid the boss's glare and hide his own squirmpile.
Etymology: SQUIRM: to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment, pain, etc & PILE: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers.
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COMMENTS:
SQUIRMPILE...disturbingly vivid image. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-04: 06:40:00
Is that also what you get from cold office chairs and too many donut runs? - pungineer, 2008-08-04: 09:18:00
Good word...I think most people have squirmpiles at work! - Nosila, 2008-08-04: 17:48:00
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Werkschmerz
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: work + shmerz
Sentence: I always get a sense of werkschmerz whenever the boss notices all the work I haven't been doing.
Etymology: From the German, n.: "I just can't take all this damned paperwork any more."
Peektodo
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: peek - to - do
Sentence: After the third peektodo, Bob knew he had to get some of his work done or he might get a stopnfire.
Etymology: Peek - To-do (similar to peekaboo)
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
Frespotism
Created by: protothor
Pronunciation: fres-PO-tism
Sentence: This uncanny sense of frespotism slowly began to fade as the boss marched away; I knew I had a week's workload ahead of me.
Etymology: From 'freedom' and 'despotism'.
Allayoffment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: al/ay/off/ment
Sentence: A wave of allayoffment passed over him as he narrowly escaped being asked to produce last week's revenue figures.
Etymology: allayment (relief) + lay off (as in being fired)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful! - jadenguy, 2007-06-11: 15:23:00
Hey Jabber - congrats on your win (AGAIN!) Another great word week! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-11: 16:10:00
yeah...you just keep throwin' punches...your like wocky balboa - rikboyee, 2007-06-11: 20:15:00
Subhan Allay wa Bihamdih. - Clayton, 2007-06-11: 22:16:00
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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