Verboticisms

Created by: Lifeforce

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Sentence: The boss fell victim to my nulldrudgery.

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I like this word, but it sounds more like the sort of work that you have to do despite the fact that it accomplishes nothing. - ErWenn, 2007-05-01: 22:03:00

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Created by: trunktickle

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Love the word! Where's the rest? It's perfect! :) - lumina, 2008-07-17: 11:55:00

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Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Sue-Doe-Eff-Or-Ties

Sentence: IN an effort to avoid assignments, Dave would pseudoeffortize in the hopes of being passed by

Etymology: Pseudo; Effort

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Created by: Goldentongue

Pronunciation: Ind-os-trios-creen

Sentence: My God, that Edwards sure looks busy, although I can't recall asigning him any new tasks. He is an adept industriouscreener, I wonder if industrioscreenship can be tought?

Etymology: Industrious: hard working: Screen:concealment

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Created by: pepperpatti

Pronunciation: dil-bur-ti-fi-kashun (after first two syllables, pronounced like identification)

Sentence: Since he started despising his job, he's been dilbertificating every day.

Etymology: origins trace back to Dilbert, a comic strip character created by Scott Adams that has since become the mascot of cubicle workers everywhere.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KON-she-mahym

Sentence: Bob was the marcel-marceau of merchandising, going silently about his business, coshymimimg his every unproductive move assiduously.

Etymology: CONSHY(Conch): a hard worker, often with the connotation of one who "sucks-up" to the boss; from SE: conscientous) & MIME: the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, by gestures and bodily movements; to play or act out a part; imitate (familiar).

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: skyv dryv er

Sentence: We've all worked with them. The skivedriver. The co-worker who can avoid real work, like a spy can elude a tail. The skivedriver puts all his energy and efforts into shirking his responsibilities. The skivedriver thinks he is clever, but how satisfying is spending your day going on bathroom breaks, wandering the halls, hiding in plain sight, having constant doctor and dentist appointments, going home sick or evading anything meaningful to earn your keep? Sooner or later, someone calls his bluff...

Etymology: Skive (to not be at work or school when you should be there) & Driver (person with a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire;chase from cover into more open ground)

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Created by: Splosion

Pronunciation: pho-werk-er

Sentence: Mary's just a fauxworker: she doesn't really do anything all day.

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Created by: noanoa

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: mock-you-pie

Sentence: spending the whole day moccupying my time is quite draining....but i guess its just a moccupational hazard...maybe i should talk to my mocc, health and safety officer...if they're not to moccupied themselves

Etymology: mock, occupy

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Clever! - wordmeister, 2007-05-01: 09:03:00

I think so too. - petaj, 2007-05-02: 05:48:00

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