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DEFINITION: v., To facilitate camaraderie among your colleagues by making fun at your boss's expense, only to discover that you-know-who is standing right behind you. n., A professional faux pas made with the best intentions.
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Comickaze
Created by: Khikhob
Pronunciation: kämi-käzē.
Sentence: Lampooning her boss right in front of him meant Linda had effectively committed comickaze.
Etymology: Comic + (kami)kaze
Lamploy
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: v.:lam-PLOY / n.:lam-PLOY-ee
Sentence: Marjorie was lambusted when her boss found her acting the lamployee during bagle-time. lambusted: to be lamploying and get caught by the boss.
Etymology: lampoon is the root for lamployee but lambast is the root for lambust.
Tomteamery
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tom-teem-uh-ree
Sentence: Ever since the boss got a new hair piece the tomteamery has been non-stop.
Etymology: tomfoolery (joke around, goof off)+ team
Paronody
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: per o no dee
Sentence: Shelley was always the life of the party, even at work. She could imitate anybody, but especially her boss, Fred. Unfortunately, Fred gave her lots of material to work with. Like many bosses, Fred was always too busy to answer his staff's concerns. If you wanted to get his attention, it was usually a challenge. Unfortunately for Shelley, Fred also had a knack for showing up when she least expected him. If you talked to him, he would not hear, but if you talked about him, he had omnipresent hearing. Fred could managerialize out of thin air. This happened on Shelley's last day of work, when she was doing her paronody of Fred dancing at the Christmas party. "Out, Shelley", he yelled..."you will be a slambossador no more"!
Etymology: Parody (humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way) & Oh No! (Exclamation of regret, remorse, unpleassant surprise...like SNL's Mr.Bill who always said "OHHH NOOOOO!)
Bosstracised
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Bos-tra-sized
Sentence: Betty got bosstracised as she made a fool her of herself on Mr. Jurkhishead's desk.
Etymology: Boss + ostracize together - ostracize, ostracise ~ [ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz]- to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc.
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Nosila, 2013-01-08: 23:22:00
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Coldbossted
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: cold-BOSS-ted
Sentence: Luke didn't feel his job offered him many perks, but one undeniable benefit was the feeling his co-workers gave him that he was the funniest guy in the office because he did the best impression of their dufus manager. Even after he was coldbossted by said dufus, Luke swaggered through the cube farm with confidence, winking and mugging at the giggling gaggle as he followed Ron to his office for a long lecture.
Etymology: Cold busted means being caught red-handed at doing something stupid. Altered to incorporate boss.
Comderiderie
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: calm/deride/eerie
Sentence: Comderiderie is an office past time.
Etymology: com (as in comedy) + deride (ridicule) + camaraderie
Pinkslipup
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Pink + slip + up
Sentence: By insulting the boss without knowing he was right behind her, Beatrice committed a disastrous pinkslipup.
Etymology: Pinkslip = to be fired. Slip up = faux pas
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COMMENTS:
uh oh - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-23: 11:43:00
perfect - petaj, 2007-11-23: 21:59:00
very nice :) - badsnudge, 2007-11-24: 09:54:00
Thankyuh....thankyuh verruh mutch... - Mustang, 2007-11-24: 22:14:00
Superb! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-25: 23:05:00
Nice - c1mcgraw, 2007-11-26: 21:11:00
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Takethepeefortyfive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tayk the pee fohr tee fie v
Sentence: she started to take the pee and ended up having to takethepeefortyfive
Etymology: p45. take the piss
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang! ~ James
Mustang - 2007-11-23: 02:38:00
What a pleasant surprise to find one of my submissions on display! It's inspiring. :-)
Congratulations Mustang! I am sure your Boss is also quite thrilled. ~ James
Mustang - 2007-11-23: 08:17:00
When I retired 20+ yrs ago I WAS the boss. :-)
Well, you're the still big boss here! ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-11-23: 12:12:00
nice save James - I think you just got caught making fun of the boss
Are you trying to fundermine my steambuilding efforts? ~ James
The warm-up act must have been the bossanova.
galwaywegian - 2008-10-21: 08:47:00
extempoorise
galwaywegian - 2008-10-21: 08:47:00
oops
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James